tarpan

Definition

An extinct Northern European wild horse, Equus ferus ferus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тарпа́н (tarpán), from Turkic (Kazakh тарпаң (tarpañ) or Kyrgyz тарпан (tarpan)).

Example Sentences

• "It’s possible that wild horses, known as tarpans, survived in southern Russia until the nineteenth century, but these may have been hybrids, with genes from domestic horses."