Przewalski's horse

English

A pair of Przewalski's horses

Alternative forms

• Prejevalsky's horse, Prjevalsky's horse, Przhevalski's horse, Przhevalsky's horse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

Noun

Przewalski's horse (plural Przewalski's horses)

1. A rare, endangered horse, Equus ferus przewalskii, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

   Synonyms: Asian wild horse, Dzungarian horse, Mongolian wild horse, takhi, takh, taki

   • 2022 April 13, Emily Anthes, “A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

Translations

Equus ferus przewalskii

• Assamese: তাসী ঘোঁৰা (taxi ghü̃ra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 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 (zh) (Pǔshì yěmǎ)

• Finnish: przewalskinhevonen (fi), aasianvillihevonen, mongolianvillihevonen
• French: cheval de Przewalski (fr) m
• German: Przewalski-Pferd n
• Hungarian: Przsevalszkij-ló, Przewalski-ló
• Japanese: 蒙古野馬, モウコノウマ (Mōko nouma)
• Mongolian: тахь (mn) (taxʹ)
• Polish: koń Przewalskiego m
• Russian: ло́шадь Пржева́льского (ru) f (lóšadʹ Prževálʹskovo)
• Spanish: caballo de Przewalski m