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edible birds' nests

edible birds' 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 birds' nests

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

Words near edible birds' nests in the dictionary

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

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