swiftlet

Definition of Swiftlet in English :

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Noun

1. collocalia inexpectata, swiftlet

swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest

collocalia inexpectata

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Swiftlet

see synonyms of swiftlet

noun

any of various small swifts of the Asian genus Collocalia that often live in caves and use echolocation: the nests, which are made of hardened saliva, are used in oriental cookery to make birds' nest soup

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