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Definition of onager in English: onagernoun ˈɒnəɡə An animal of a race of the Asian wild ass native to northern Iran. Equus hemionus onager, family Equidae. Compare with kiang, kulan Example sentencesExamples - These carts had heavy solid wheels, and were initially pulled by oxen and onagers.
- Related to the domestic donkey, the onager is an Asiatic wild ass which lives in the desert areas of northern Iran.
- In comparison with other Asiatic wild asses, E. onager is slightly smaller with a paler coat.
- The stilt-legged horses, species that resemble the true horses but were more slender limbed, and resemble Asian asses, such as the onager and kiang.
- The onager (named after a wild ass) hurled great rocks, which could demolish wooden buildings.
- They were originally designed for use in war, and developed from the battle-wagons used by the SUMERIANS c. 2500 BC, which had four wheels, were drawn by onagers (wild asses), and served as mobile fighting platforms.
Origin Middle English: via Latin from Greek onagros, from onos 'ass' + agrios 'wild'. Definition of onager in US English: onagernoun An animal of a race of the Asian wild ass native to northern Iran. Equus hemionus onager, family Equidae. Compare with kiang Example sentencesExamples - These carts had heavy solid wheels, and were initially pulled by oxen and onagers.
- The stilt-legged horses, species that resemble the true horses but were more slender limbed, and resemble Asian asses, such as the onager and kiang.
- Related to the domestic donkey, the onager is an Asiatic wild ass which lives in the desert areas of northern Iran.
- They were originally designed for use in war, and developed from the battle-wagons used by the SUMERIANS c. 2500 BC, which had four wheels, were drawn by onagers (wild asses), and served as mobile fighting platforms.
- The onager (named after a wild ass) hurled great rocks, which could demolish wooden buildings.
- In comparison with other Asiatic wild asses, E. onager is slightly smaller with a paler coat.
Origin Middle English: via Latin from Greek onagros, from onos ‘ass’ + agrios ‘wild’. |