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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 nestplay

  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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