金丝燕

jīn sī yàn

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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

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Words Containing 金丝燕

• 戈氏金丝燕 戈氏金丝燕 gē shì jīn sī yàn: (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
• 短嘴金丝燕 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 丝 sī: silk
• 金 金 jīn: chemical element Au