金丝燕

Traditional: 金絲燕
jīn sī yàn
Dictionary entry
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

What does 金丝燕 mean?

金丝燕 (jīn sī yàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

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