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
Words nearby tarpan
Example sentences from the Web for tarpan
Another species, the Tarpan, roams the Steppes of Tartary, and is with great difficulty tamed to the use of man.
The Desert World |Arthur ManginTarpan, tar′pan, n. the small wild horse of the steppes of Russia.
He resembles the tarpan or wild horse of the Caspian steppes.
Evolution in Art |Alfred C. Haddon
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