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- noun Plural form of
onager .
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Examples
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The catapults were likewise called onagers, after the wild asses which fling up stones with their feet, and the ballistas scorpions, on account of a hook which stood upon the tablet, and being lowered by a blow of the fist, released the spring.
Salammbo 2003
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Before the 20th century the region was home to several different species of gazelle, wild asses, hartebeests, oryxes, ibexes, dorcas and onagers.
Mysterious Desert Lines Found To Be Animal Traps | Impact Lab 2010
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Related genera, such as the asses and onagers, are grouped together into "families" -- in this case, the Family Equidae.
Lazarus, Elvis, zombies and Jimmy Hoffa Edward Willett 2007
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You play and you get some sense, e.g., of the visual and functional distinctions between trebuchets, mangonels and onagers.
Playing with history 2008
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Guess that's why we don't see onagers running all over the place.
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In the 19th century, thousands of onagers roamed Turkmenistan.
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In 1995-96 the Badghyz Reserve had about 7,300 onagers and this species was no longer considered endangered.
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Students on two of the teams based their catapults on older designs called mangonels and onagers that used the tension of twisted ropes to store the energy used to propel the tennis balls.
Medieval Technology and Culture class at the University of Southern Indiana 2008
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While only 250 onagers were left at this time, in the 1980-1990s this species has shown a rise in numbers due to protection measures.
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Guess that's why we don't see onagers running all over the place.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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