# der Aasgeier

der Aasgeier is a German noun meaning “vulture”. Forms: des Aasgeiers, die Aasgeier.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Aasgeiers
- Plural: die Aasgeier

## In other languages

- Русский: зоол. стервятник
- Українська: стервятник

## Meanings

1. vulture (especially the Egyptian vulture or the griffon vulture)
2. vulture in the figurative sense, one who profits off of the suffering of others
3. _Trivialname_ vulture; carrion kite
   - Sie stürzten sich wie die Aasgeier auf ihr Opfer.

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