| 单词 | esculent swallow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasesculent swallow esculent swallow n. a name for the swifts of the genus Collocalia, which construct the ‘edible bird's nests’ of which soup is made in China. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Apodidae > member of genus Collocalia esculent swallow1783 salangane1793 swiftlet1892 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 578 Esculent Sw[allow]..the nest..is composed of such materials as not only to be edible, but accounted as one of the greatest dainties of the Asiatic epicures. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. II. 400 The Esculent Swallow is said to be less in size than the Wren. < as lemmas |
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