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Przewalski's horse
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English
thumb|A pair of Przewalski's horses
Alternative forms
en Prejevalsky's horse Prjevalsky's horse Przhevalskii's horse Przhevalski's horse Przhevalsky's horse
Etymology
en Nikolai Przhevalsky 1839 1888 Nikolay Przhevalsky, a Russian geographer and explorer of Polish origin. Compare the taxonomic name Equus ferus przewalskii subspecies.
Pronunciation
en /pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/
Noun
Any of the rare, endangered horses of the subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii subspecies, native to the steppes of Central Asia.
en Asian wild horse Dzungarian horse Mongolian wild horse takhi takh taki
en Emily Anthes A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War The New York Times 2022-04-13 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/science/war-environmental-impact-ukraine.html 0362-4331 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251114010557/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/science/war-environmental-impact-ukraine.html 14 November 2025
Translations
Equus ferus przewalskii
Assamese: as তাসী ঘোঁৰা
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 普爾熱瓦爾斯基氏野馬 Pǔ'ěrrèwǎ'ěrsījī shì yěmǎ, cmn 普氏野馬 Pǔshì yěmǎ
Finnish: fi przewalskinhevonen, fi aasianvillihevonen, fi mongolianvillihevonen
French: fr cheval de Przewalski m
German: de Przewalski-Pferd n
Hungarian: hu Przsevalszkij-ló, hu Przewalski-ló
Ingrian: izh Prževalskin hepoin
Japanese: ja 蒙古野馬, ja モウコノウマ Mōko nouma
Mongolian: mn тахь
Polish: pl koń Przewalskiego m
Portuguese: pt cavalo-de-przewalski m
Russian: ru ло́шадь Пржева́льского f
Spanish: es caballo de Przewalski m
Further reading
en Horses