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    onager
    (from the article `military technology`) ...in the horizontal plane, such as that described above, are called ballistae. There is no evidence that catapults in the narrow sense were used by ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/19
    
    
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    onager
    (Equus hemionus onager), subspecies of the wild ass of Asia that ranged from northwest Iran to Turkmenistan. Pale-coloured and small, it has a short ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/19
    
    
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    Onager
    [siege weapon] The onager was a Roman siege engine that is a type of catapult that uses a torsional force, generally from twisted rope, to store energy for the shot. The onager consisted of a large frame placed on the ground to whose front end a vertical frame of solid timber was rigidly fix...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager_(siege_weapon)
    
    
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    Onager
    The onager (Equus hemionus) is a large member of the genus Equus of the family Equidae (horse family) native to the deserts of Syria, Iran, Pakistan, India, Israel and Tibet. It is also known as the Asiatic wild ass, Asian wild ass or wild Asian ass (in which case the term "onager" is reserved for ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager
    
    
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    onager (on'ujur) or Persian wild ass,wild ass of central Asia, Equus hemonius onager. One of the several races of Asian wild ass (E. hemonius), it formerly ranged widely across S Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan. A small, slenderly built animal, it stands about 4 ft (120 cm) high at the shoulder. I...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0836644.html
    
    
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    Onager
    The Onager is a variety of the Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus), also called the ghorkhar, found in Western India and Baluchistan. It is pale in colour, has a broad dark stripe down the back, and is somewhat smaller than the kulan and is renowned for its speed.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BO.HTM
    
    
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    onager
    Wild ass found in western Asia. Onagers are sandy brown, lighter underneath, and about the size of a small horse. (Species Equus hemionus.)
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007361.html
    
    
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    onager
    1) Ancient catapult 2) Arbalest 3) Arbalist 4) Artillery 5) Asian wild ass 6) Asiatic wild ass 7) Ballista 8) Bricole 9) Catapult 10) Catapult, of old 11) Gun 12) Heavy weapon 13) Jackass' asian relative 14...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/onager/1
    
    

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