Onager

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɒnÉ™dÊ’É™/, /ˈɒnəɡə/

Origin

From Anglo-Norman onager, Old French onager ("wild ass; siege engine"), from Latin onager ("wild ass"), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὄναγρος ("wild ass"), from ὄνος ("ass") + ἄγριος ("wild").

Full definition of onager

Noun

1. A wild ass, Equus hemionus, especially the koulan.
2. (military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery.

Synonyms

• (Equus hemionus) hemione, koulan

Anagrams

• groane, Orange, orange