金丝燕

jīn sī yàn

Definitions

1. Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

Words Containing 金丝燕

• 戈氏金丝燕 gē shì jīn sī yàn: (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
• 短嘴金丝燕 duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn: (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

Child Words of 金丝燕

• 丝 sī: silk
• 金 jīn: chemical element Au