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onager Meaning

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onager (n)

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

Asiatic wild ass

Webster

onager (n.)

A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery.

A wild ass, especially the koulan.

onager Sentence Examples

  1. The onager, a wild Asian ass, is known for its speed and endurance.
  2. Onagers have distinctive long ears and a striped mane running down their backs.
  3. The Persian onager, once numerous in Iran, is now critically endangered.
  4. Onagers prefer arid grasslands and steppes as their natural habitat.
  5. The social structure of onagers involves forming harems with a dominant male.
  6. Onagers are herbivores that primarily feed on grasses, leaves, and shoots.
  7. The gestation period for onagers is around 12 months, resulting in the birth of a single foal.
  8. Onagers have been historically used as draft animals and for transportation in Central Asia.
  9. Conservation efforts are underway to protect the remaining onager populations from habitat loss and hunting.
  10. The Mongolian onager, the largest subspecies, stands up to 5 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs over 800 pounds.

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an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles, Asiatic wild assA military engine

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The onager, a wild Asian ass, is known for its speed and endurance.

Onagers have distinctive long ears and a striped mane running down their backs.

The Persian onager, once numerous in Iran, is now critically endangered.

Onagers prefer arid grasslands and steppes as their natural habitat.