Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

przewalski's horse

/pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prze-wal-ski's horse
IPA: /pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

37

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii of rare, endangered horses, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

Example Sentences

"Gray wolves, red foxes, raccoon dogs, lynx and boars all reside in the exclusion zone, as do endangered Przewalski’s horses, which were introduced to the area about two decades ago."

Etymology

Named after Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839–1888), Russian geographer and explorer of Polish origin. Compare the taxonomic name Equus ferus przewalskii.

Inflected Forms

Przewalski's horses (plural) Prejevalsky's horse (alternative) Prjevalsky's horse (alternative) Przhevalskii's horse (alternative) Przhevalski's horse (alternative) Przhevalsky's horse (alternative)

Synonyms

Asian wild horse Dzungarian horse Mongolian wild horse takhi takh taki przevalski's horse equus caballus przewalskii equus caballus przevalskii

Questions

How do you pronounce przewalski's horse?: The recorded pronunciation is /pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/.
What does przewalski's horse mean?: Any of subspecies Equus ferus przewalskii of rare, endangered horses, native to the steppes of Central Asia.
Where does przewalski's horse come from?: Named after Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839–1888), Russian geographer and explorer of Polish origin. Compare the taxonomic name Equus ferus przewalskii.

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