Onagers

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. {Onagri}, E. {Onagers}. [L.
     onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.]
     1. (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which
        threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated
        by machinery. --Fairholt.
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     2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the
        {koulan} ({Equus hemionus} syn. {Equus hemippus} syn.
        {Equus onager}, formely {Asinus onager}).
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