Associations to the word «Swiftlet»

Wiktionary

SWIFTLET, noun. Any of various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.

Dictionary definition

SWIFTLET, noun. Swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats