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Onager - Wikipedia
The onager (/ˈɒnəɡər/, /ˈɒnədʒər/) (Equus hemionus), also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae native to Asia . A member of the subgenus Asinus, the onager was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775.
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Onager (weapon) - Wikipedia
a Roman torsion powered siege engine. It is commonly depicted as a catapult with a bowl, bucket, or sling at the end of its throwing arm.
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ONAGER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ONAGER is an Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus synonym E. h. onager) that usually has a broad dorsal stripe and is related to the kiang.
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onager
‖ onager (ˈɒnədʒə(r)) Pl. -gers, -gri. [L. onager, ad. Gr. ὄναγρος = ὄνος ἄγριος the wild ass; also both in Gr. and L. in sense 2.] 1. A wild ass; spec. the species Equus onager (E. hemippus) of Central Asia.a 1340 Hampole Psalter ciii. 12 Abyde schal onagirs in þair thirst. 1398 Trevisa Barth. De P...
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[PDF] Onager Catapult Activity - History Museum of Mobile
The catapult was used during sieges to break city walls and buildings and to terrify the enemy. The onager got its name from the kicking action of the machine.
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Persian onager - National Zoo
The Persian onager is slightly smaller with a paler coat than other wild asses. It has a pale, sandy-red colored coat with a light brown dorsal stripe.
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Onager | Wild Ass, Asiatic, Equid - Britannica
Onager, (Equus onager), species of Asian wild ass that ranges from northwest Iran to Turkmenistan. The onager is pale-coloured and has a short erect mane and ...
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Beasts : Onager - Medieval Bestiary
The onager is a wild ass. On March 25 the onager brays twelve times to signal the spring equinox; he brays both in the night and the day.
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Onager - Jewish Virtual Library
The onager is described as loving freedom (Jer. 2:24) and fearless (Job 39:5–8). Its habitat is in waste places (Isa. 32:44 and Job 39:6).
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ADW: Equus hemionus onager: INFORMATION - Animal Diversity Web
Onagers, Equus hemionus onager, are found from Mongolia to Saudi Arabia and as far north as southern Russia and Kazakhstan. Some also inhabit northwestern ...
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onager - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
onager See also: onagër Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 References
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Onager (weapon)
The onager (British , , U.S. /ˈɑnədʒər/) was a Roman torsion powered siege engine. Flavius Josephus described an instance where an onager shot a rock over a distance.
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Persian onager
The Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager), also called the Persian wild ass or Persian zebra, is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to Iran (Equus hemionus onager).
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koulan
‖ koulan, kulan (ˈkuːlən) [Tartar kulan.] A species or sub-species of equine quadruped (Equus onager), closely allied to the Dziggetai (with which it is united by some), found in Central and Southern Asia: the wild ass of Mesopotamia, Persia, and the banks of the Indus.1793 Pennant Hist. Quad. (ed. ...
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Mangonel
It is sometimes wrongly used to refer to the onager. Torsion-based siege weapons such as the ballista and onager are not known to have been used in China.
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