tarpan

[ tahr-pan ]

noun

1. 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.

tarpan

/ ˈtɑːpæn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarpan¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarpan¹

from Kirghiz Tatar