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# swiftlet

noun (a swiftlet, swiftlets)

«swiftlet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A small bird of the swift family living in tropical Asia and Australia, many of which nest in caves and find their way in the dark with clicking sounds (echolocation). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it is an example of a bird that uses echolocation like bats. In geography, some swiftlets make nests of their own spit that people collect for bird's nest soup. Phrases: cave swiftlet, edible-nest swiftlet.

### Examples

- Swiftlets nest high on the walls of dark caves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/#x1)
- A swiftlet clicks to find its way in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/#x2)
- Some swiftlets build nests from their own spit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/#x3)
- Bird's nest soup is made from swiftlet nests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/#x4)
- Swiftlets catch insects while flying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/#x5)
- The cave was full of the sound of swiftlets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/#x6)

### Note

Countable. The -let ending means small (like piglet, booklet). Swiftlets are not swallows, though they look alike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swiftlet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swiftlet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swiftlet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swiftlet.html) on Mova free.