Collocalia

noun

Col·​lo·​ca·​lia

ˌkäləˈkālēə

: a genus of small chiefly cave-nesting swifts (family Apodidae) which produce the edible bird's nests

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from coll- + Greek kalia nest

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