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COLLOCALIA INEXPECTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Collocalia inexpectata mean?
• COLLOCALIA INEXPECTATA (noun)
The noun COLLOCALIA INEXPECTATA has 1 sense:
1. swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
Familiarity information: COLLOCALIA INEXPECTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COLLOCALIA INEXPECTATA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Collocalia inexpectata; swiftlet
Hypernyms ("Collocalia inexpectata" is a kind of...):
swift (a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight)
Holonyms ("Collocalia inexpectata" is a member of...):
Collocalia; genus Collocalia (a genus of Apodidae)
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