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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Asiatic wild ass;
[syn: onager, Equus hemionus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. [L. onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the koulan (Equus hemionus syn. Equus hemippus syn. Equus onager, formely Asinus onager). [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Equus hemionus n 1: Asiatic wild ass [syn: onager, Equus hemionus]