Przewalski's horse

American  

[pshuh-vahl-skeez, shuh-] / pʃəˈvɑl skiz, ʃə- /

Or Przevalski's horse

noun

1. a wild horse, Equus caballus przevalskii, chiefly of Mongolia and Sinkiang, characterized by light yellow coloring and a stiff, upright black mane with no forelock: the only remaining breed of wild horse, it is now endangered and chiefly maintained in zoos.

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Przewalski's horse British  

/ ˌpɜːʒəˈvælskɪz /

noun

1. a wild horse, Equus przewalskii, of W Mongolia, having an erect mane and no forelock: extinct in the wild, only a few survive in captivity

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Etymology

Origin of Przewalski's horse

After Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlovich Przhevalʾskiĭ ( Polish Przewalski ) (1839–88), Russian explorer, the animal's first European observer (1876)

Example Sentences

In 2020, researchers created Kurt, the clone of a Przewalski’s horse whose cells were frozen 40 years ago.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 13, 2022

Przewalski’s horse and the Arabian oryx are among successful examples.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022

Other species reintroduced to the wild using zoo-bred animals include the European bison and Przewalski’s horse.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2020

The last surviving subspecies of wild horse, according to National Geographic, Przewalski's horse has been classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

From Fox News • Oct. 30, 2019

Przewalski's horse is one of a few living species of horse.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013