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Noun: onager (onagers,onagri)  ó-nu-ju(r)
  1. Asiatic wild ass
    "Onagers roamed the desert steppes in small herds";
    - Equus hemionus
     
  2. Small catapult used by the Romans
    "The Roman army used the onager to hurl stones at enemy fortifications"

Derived forms: onagri, onagers

Type of: catapult, wild ass

Encyclopedia: Onager