01 n. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
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1.
The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
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2.
The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.(Cookery)
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3.
An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (Neottia nidus-avis).(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Bird's-nest pudding —
a pudding containing apples whose cores have been replaced by sugar.
Yellow bird's nest —
a plant, the Monotropa hypopitys.