Definition of "onagers" [onagers]

• Plural form of onager. (noun)

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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."
• "Before the 20th century the region was home to several different species of gazelle, wild asses, hartebeests, oryxes, ibexes, dorcas and onagers."
• "Related genera, such as the asses and onagers, are grouped together into "families" -- in this case, the Family Equidae."