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ˈswɪft lɪtswift·let

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. swiftlet, Collocalia inexpectatanoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. swiftletnoun

    Any of various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.

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  1. swiftlet

    A swiftlet is a type of bird from the family Apodidae that is native to tropical regions. Swiftlets are most commonly recognized for their ability to navigate using echolocation, a feature unusual in birds. They are also famous for their nests, which are made of strands of their own salivary secretion, and are the key ingredient in bird’s nest soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Swiftletnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Swiftlet

    Swiftlets are birds contained within the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus and Collocalia. They form the Collocaliini tribe within the swift family Apodidae. The group contains around thirty species mostly confined to southern Asia, south Pacific islands, and northeastern Australia, all within the tropical and subtropical regions. They are in many respects typical members of the Apodidae, having narrow wings for fast flight, with a wide gape and small reduced beak surrounded by bristles for catching insects in flight. What distinguishes many but not all species from other swifts and indeed almost all other birds is their ability to use a simple but effective form of echolocation to navigate in total darkness through the chasms and shafts of the caves where they roost at night and breed. The nests of some species are built entirely from threads of their saliva, and are collected for the famous Chinese delicacy bird's nest soup.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of swiftlet in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of swiftlet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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