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Przewalski's horse
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Przewalski's horse [ˌpɜːʒəˈvælskɪz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[named after the Russian explorer Nikolai Mikhailovich Przewalski (1839-88), who discovered it]
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Noun1.Przewalski's horse - wild horse of central Asia that resembles an assPrzewalski's horse - wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered
Equus caballus przevalskii, Equus caballus przewalskii, Przevalski's horse
wild horse - undomesticated or feral domestic horse
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