tarpan

[ tahr-pan ]
/ tɑrˈpæn /

noun

a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.

Origin of tarpan

1835–45; < Russian tarpán, said to be < Kazakh or Kirghiz

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British Dictionary definitions for tarpan

tarpan
/ (ˈtɑːpæn) /

noun

a European wild horse, Equus caballus gomelini, common in prehistoric times but now extinct

Word Origin for tarpan

from Kirghiz Tatar