English noun: onager | |||
1. | onager (artifact) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles | ||
Synonyms | arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, catapult, mangonel, trebuchet, trebucket | ||
Broader (hypernym) | engine | ||
2. | onager (animal) Asiatic wild ass | ||
Synonyms | Equus hemionus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wild ass | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chigetai, dziggetai, Equus hemionus hemionus | ||