Przhevalski's horse
noun
Przhe·val·ski's horse
variants or Przewalski's horse or Prejevalsky's horse or Prjevalsky's horse
¦pərzhə¦|välzkēz-,
¦prezhə¦|,
(p)sheˈ|
: a wild horse (Equus przewalskii) of central Asia intermediate between the true horse and the ass and having a dun-colored coat with a brown mane, the lower half of the tail covered with long hairs, callosities on all four legs, and broad hoofs
Word History
Etymology
after Nikolai M. Przhevalski †1888 Russian soldier and explorer
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above