3 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the {koulan} ({Equus hemionus} syn. {Equus hemippus} syn. {Equus onager}, formely {Asinus onager}). [1913 Webster +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: onager n 1: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}] 2: Asiatic wild ass [syn: {Equus hemionus}] [also: {onagri} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: onagri See {onager}
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