SWIFTLET


Meaning of SWIFTLET in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' swif(t)-l ə t

Function: noun

Date: circa 1890

: any of various cave-dwelling swifts (genus Collocalia syn. Aerodramus ) of Asia including one ( C. fuciphaga ) that produces the nest used in bird's nest soup

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