Przewalski's horse

/pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

noun

Any of subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii of rare, endangered horses, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

Similar
Asian wild horseDzungarian horseMongolian wild horsetakhitakhtakiPrzevalski's horseEquus caballus przewalskii

Meanings

nounPrzewalski's horse (plural Przewalski's horses)

plural Przewalski's horses · alternative Prejevalsky's horse · alternative Prjevalsky's horse · alternative Przhevalskii's horse · alternative Przhevalski's horse · alternative Przhevalsky's horse

  1. Any of subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii of rare, endangered horses, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

    Gray wolves, red foxes, raccoon dogs, lynx and boars all reside in the exclusion zone, as do endangered Przewalski’s horses, which were introduced to the area about two decades ago.

    2022 April 13, Emily Anthes, “A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Asian wild horse, Dzungarian horse, Mongolian wild horse, takhi, takh, taki

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii of rare, endangered horses, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

More synonyms by meaning

nounwild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered

Similar
Przevalski's horseEquus caballus przewalskiiEquus caballus przevalskii
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839–1888), Russian geographer and explorer of Polish origin. Compare the taxonomic name Equus ferus przewalskii.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 普爾熱瓦爾斯基氏野馬 /普尔热瓦尔斯基氏野马, 普氏野馬 /普氏野马
  • 普爾熱瓦爾斯基氏野馬 /普尔热瓦尔斯基氏野马 (Pǔ'ěrrèwǎ'ěrsījī shì yěmǎ)Equus ferus przewalskii
  • 普氏野馬 /普氏野马 (Pǔshì yěmǎ)Equus ferus przewalskii
Finnish przewalskinhevonen, aasianvillihevonen
  • przewalskinhevonenEquus ferus przewalskii
  • aasianvillihevonenEquus ferus przewalskii
  • mongolianvillihevonenEquus ferus przewalskii
French cheval de Przewalski
  • cheval de PrzewalskiEquus ferus przewalskii
German Przewalski-Pferd
  • Przewalski-PferdEquus ferus przewalskii
Hungarian Przsevalszkij-ló, Przewalski-ló
  • Przsevalszkij-lóEquus ferus przewalskii
  • Przewalski-lóEquus ferus przewalskii
Japanese 蒙古野馬, モウコノウマ
  • 蒙古野馬Equus ferus przewalskii
  • モウコノウマ (Mōko nouma)Equus ferus przewalskii
Polish koń Przewalskiego
  • koń PrzewalskiegoEquus ferus przewalskii
Portuguese cavalo-de-przewalski
  • cavalo-de-przewalskiEquus ferus przewalskii
Russian ло́шадь Пржева́льского
  • ло́шадь Пржева́льского (lóšadʹ Prževálʹskovo)Equus ferus przewalskii
Spanish caballo de Przewalski
  • caballo de PrzewalskiEquus ferus przewalskii
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Przewalski's horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Przewalski's%20horse

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Chicago

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