onager

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Synonyms: onsager, nager

Antonyms: onsager, nager

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q180960}} The [[Asiatic]] [[wild ass]] or [[hemione]] ({{taxfmt|Equus hemionus|species}}), an [[animal]] of the [[horse#Noun|horse]] [[family]] [[native#Adjective|native]] to [[Asia]]; specifically, the {{vern|Persian onager}}, {{vern|Persian wild ass}}, or {{vern|Persian zebra}} ({{taxfmt|Equus hemionus onager|subspecies}}).
2. {{senseid|en|Q19779}} {{lb|en|military|historical}} A [[military engine]] [[act#Verb|acting]] like a [[sling#Noun|sling]] which [[throw#Verb|threw]] [[stone#Noun|stones]] from a [[bag#Noun|bag]] or [[wooden]] [[bucket#Noun|bucket]] [[power#Verb|powered]] by the [[torsion]] from a [[bundle#Noun|bundle]] of [[rope]]s or [[sinew]]s [[operate]]d by [[machinery]]; a torsion [[catapult]].

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