noun
- plural of tarpan; extinct wild horses that once lived in Europe and Asia
Usage: zoological
Examples
- Tarpans were the last truly wild horses in Europe.
- The last tarpans died out in the late 19th century.
- Scientists have studied tarpan remains found in ancient caves.
- Some modern horses are bred to resemble the extinct tarpans.
- Tarpans were smaller and stockier than most domestic horses.
- The tarpans’ habitat stretched from Western Europe to Central Asia.