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