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Bird's-nest [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.

2. The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.

3. An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (N. nidus-avis.)

Bird's-nesting [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.