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tarpan
[ tahr-pan ]
/ tɑrˈpæn /
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noun
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
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Origin of tarpan
1835–45; <Russian tarpán, said to be <Kazakh or Kirghiz
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How to use tarpan in a sentence
Another species, the Tarpan, roams the Steppes of Tartary, and is with great difficulty tamed to the use of man.
The Desert World|Arthur ManginTarpan, tar′pan, n. the small wild horse of the steppes of Russia.
He resembles the tarpan or wild horse of the Caspian steppes.
Evolution in Art|Alfred C. Haddon
British Dictionary definitions for tarpan
tarpan
/ (ˈtɑːpæn) /
noun
a European wild horse, Equus caballus gomelini, common in prehistoric times but now extinct
Word Origin for tarpan
from Kirghiz Tatar
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