Przewalski's horse

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Przewalski's horse

/pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

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

noun Przewalski's horses · Prejevalsky's horse · Prjevalsky's horse · Przhevalskii's horse · Przhevalski's horse · Przhevalsky's horse

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.
Similar: Asian wild horse, Dzungarian horse, Mongolian wild horse, takhi, takh, taki

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noun Equus ferus przewalskii

Español	caballo de Przewalski
日本語	蒙古野馬, モウコノウマ Mōko nouma
中文	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, 普氏野馬 /普氏野马 Pǔshì yěmǎ
Português	cavalo-de-przewalski
Français	cheval de Przewalski
Deutsch	Przewalski-Pferd
Русский	ло́шадь Пржева́льского lóšadʹ Prževálʹskovo

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@misc{przewalski_s_horse_2026,
  title = {Przewalski's horse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/przewalski's%20horse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}