swiftlet
The English word “swiftlet” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Any of the 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.
Etymology
From swift + -let.
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