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Meaning of SWIFTLET

Pronunciation:  'swiftlit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
 
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 Synonyms: Collocalia inexpectata
 
 See Also: Collocalia, genus Collocalia, swift

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Swift"let\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic
swifts of the genus {Collocalia}. Some of the species are
noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust.
under {Edible}.
 

 

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