tarpan

[ tahr-pan ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of tarpan

1
1835–45; <Russian tarpán, said to be <Kazakh or Kirghiz

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tarpan

/ (ˈtɑːpæn) /


noun
  1. a European wild horse, Equus caballus gomelini, common in prehistoric times but now extinct

Origin of tarpan

1
from Kirghiz Tatar

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