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edible bird's nests

edible bird's nests is the plural of edible bird's nest.

Meaning of edible bird's nest

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.

Questions about edible bird's nests

What is edible bird's nests the plural of?
Edible bird's nests is the plural of edible bird's nest.

Words near edible bird's nests in the dictionary

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

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