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tarpan

Syllabification: (tar·pan)
Pronunciation: /ˈtärˌpan/
Definition of tarpan

noun

  • a grayish wild horse that was formerly common in eastern Europe and western Asia, exterminated in 1919.
    • Equus caballus gomelini, family Equidae

Origin:

Kyrgyz

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