aasvogel


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aasvogel

(ˈɑːsˌfəʊɡəl)
n
(Animals) archaic a South African vulture
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In either event it might prove meat for Sheeta, and so the wary feline stalked by a circuitous route, upon soft, padded feet that gave forth no sound, until the circling aasvogel and his intended prey were upwind.
Jeff Grant, who happens to be working on a dictionary of initial bigrams ("From Aasvogel to Zzyzx"), filled in many of the above gaps from OED.
According to its latest annual return, Letwin owns almost 14 per cent of shares in Aasvogel Ltd.