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普氏野馬

简普氏野马 · 繁普氏野馬

Mandarin · pinyin Pǔ shì yě mǎ

Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基

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普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
野: yě · open country, field; wilderness
馬: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–4–3–3 · Pu3 shi4 ye3 ma3

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Przewalski's horse

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