ASIO

abbreviation for

Australian Security Intelligence Organization

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Examples from the Web for asio

On several occasions, in winter, groups of long-eared owls (Asio otus) have been found roosting in thickets of chinquapin oak.
The Forest Habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation|Henry S. Fitch
Otus asio, the Screech Owl, are the scientific and common names of our little friend Solomon.
Bird Stories|Edith M. Patch
The Asio accipitrinus is not rare hereabouts, nor is it dangerous to mankind.
The Flying Death|Samuel Hopkins Adams