[nok aen kin rang] (n, exp) EN: Germain's Swiftlet ; Edible-nest Swiftlet ; German's Swiftlet (?)FR: Salangane de German [ f ] ; Salangane à nid blanc [ f ]
n. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic swifts of the genus Collocalia. Some of the species are noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust. under Edible. [ 1913 Webster ]