Catapults or wild asses

• Equus members
• Wild asses

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: catapult , arbalest , arbalist , ballista , bricole , mangonel , trebuchet , trebucket ] Asiatic wild ass [syn: Equus hemionus ] [also: onagri ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (plural of onager English) n. (plural of onager English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. Onagri , E. Onagers . [L. onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.] (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery. --Fairholt. (Zo["o]l.) A wild ass of central ...