onager

英 ['ɒnəgə] 美 ['ɑnədʒɚ]
  • n. 弩炮(投石器之一种);中亚野驴

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onager
onager: see ass
onager (n.)
Asiatic wild ass, mid-14c., from Latin onager, from Greek onagros, from onos "ass" (related to Latin asinus, but the ultimate source is unknown) + agrios "wild," literally "living in the fields," from agros "field" (see acre).

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