SWIFTLET


Meaning of SWIFTLET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈswif(t)-lət ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.