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Przewalski's horse
noun Prze·wal·ski's horse \pshə-ˈväl-skēz-, shə-, ˌpər-zhə-ˈväl-\
Definition of PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE
: a small stocky bay- or dun-colored wild horse (Equus caballus przewalskii syn. E. przewalskii) of central Asia having a large head and short erect mane and now existing chiefly in captivity —called also Prze*wal*ski horse, \-skē-\
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Origin of PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE
Nikolaĭ M. Przhevalskiĭ †1888 Russian soldier & explorer
First Known Use: 1881
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