Swiftlet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swiftlet \Swift"let\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic
     swifts of the genus {Collocalia}. Some of the species are
     noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust.
     under {Edible}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swiftlet
       n : swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest [syn:
            {Collocalia inexpectata}]