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edible-nest swiftletnounA small Asian swift whose nest, constructed from solidified saliva, is used to make Chinese bird’s-nest soup.- Genus Aerodramus (or Collocalia), family Apodidae: two species.
When he reached the entrance, he saw thousands of edible-nest swiftlets nesting in the cave's dark recesses....- The nest of one species, the edible-nest swiftlet (C. fuciphaga), is composed almost entirely of concentric layers of this salivary cement.
- The most highly valued are the nests from the Edible-nest Swiftlet (A. fuciphaga).
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