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edible bird's nest

edible bird's nest noun: a nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly prized in Chinese cuisine for delicacies such as bird's nest soup.

edible bird's nest: a nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or...
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Noun

edible bird's nest (plural edible bird's nests or edible birds' nests)

  1. A nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly prized in Chinese cuisine for delicacies such as bird's nest soup.

edible bird's nest meaning in Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

edible bird's nest in Indonesian

nest of certain species of swiftlet
sarang burung walet

edible bird's nest in Thai

nest of certain species of swiftlet
รังนก rang-nók

edible bird's nest in Vietnamese

nest of certain species of swiftlet
yến sào

Forms of edible bird's nest

pluraledible bird's nests
pluraledible birds' nests

Questions about edible bird's nest

What does edible bird's nest mean?
Edible bird's nest means a nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly prized in Chinese cuisine for delicacies such as bird's nest soup.
What is edible bird's nest in Indonesian?
Edible bird's nest in Indonesian is sarang burung walet. See Edible bird's nest meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is edible bird's nest?
Edible bird's nest is a noun.
What is the plural of edible bird's nest?
The plural of edible bird's nest is edible bird's nests.

Words near edible bird's nest in the dictionary

  1. edibility
  2. edible
  3. edible amaranth
  4. edible bean
  5. edible beans
  6. edible bird's nest
  7. edible bird's nests
  8. edible birds' nests
  9. edible crab
  10. edible crabs
  11. edible dormice

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