tarpan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɑːpən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɑɹpən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian тарпа́н (tarpán), from Turkic (Kazakh тарпаң (tarpaŋ) or Kyrgyz тарпан (tarpan)).
Meanings
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An extinct Northern European wild horse, Equus ferus ferus.
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.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 256:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tarpans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
fr tarpan (Equus ferus ferus) · pl tarpan (Equus ferus ferus) · hu tarpán (Equus ferus ferus) · it tarpan (Equus ferus ferus) · ru тарпа́н (Equus ferus ferus) · pt tarpã (Equus ferus ferus)