jīn​sī​yàn

swiftlet

Senses

金丝燕/ 金絲燕 jīn​sī​yàn swiftlet

noun · Aerodramus, a genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiftlets), two species of which build the nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

金丝燕用唾液筑成的巢就是名贵的燕窝。

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