tarpan

[ tahr-pan ]

/ tɑrˈpæn /

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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Examples from the Web for tarpan

Another species, the Tarpan, roams the Steppes of Tartary, and is with great difficulty tamed to the use of man.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
Tarpan, tar′pan, n. the small wild horse of the steppes of Russia.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
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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