Definition of onager in English:

onager

noun 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:

onager

noun

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’.

单词	onager
释义	Definition of onager in English: onager noun 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: onager noun 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’.
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