English Dictionary

onager

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɒnədʒə/

名詞

歴史的

The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).

日本語の意味

アジアに生息するウマ科の野生のロバ、すなわちヘミオンとしても知られる。特に、ペルシャオンガー、ペルシャロバ、またはペルシャシマウマとも呼ばれる。

During our desert expedition, we were thrilled to spot a solitary onager grazing near the salt flats.

砂漠の探検中、塩性平原の近くで一頭のアジアの野生ロバが草を食んでいるのを見つけて、私たちはとてもうれしかった。

意味（1）

The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).

[I]f the czigithai is not the ſame with the zebra, it may be the Aſiatic animal called onager or wild aſs. The onager ſhould not be confounded with the zebra; but I am uncertain whether the ſame remark is applicable to the onager and czigithai; for, from comparing the relations of travellers, it appears, that there are different kinds of wild aſſes, of which the onager is the moſt remarkable. … The ſwiftneſs of the onager is mentioned by travellers, who remark, that he runs with ſuch rapidity as to eſcape the hunters, though mounted on horſes; …

意味（2）

(military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.

The onager, meaning wild ass, derived its name from its powerful recoil, or kick, upon discharge; … In addition, although Josephus described an onager in action hurling a 100-pound stone over 400 yards, most onagri achieved a shorter range than the ballista, thus exposing their crews to enemy archers.

onagers （ plural ）

onagri （ plural ）