NENE

Meaning of NENE in English

noun Etymology: Hawaiian nēnē Date: 1902 an endangered goose ( Branta sandvicensis syn. Nesochen sandvicensis ) of the Hawaiian Islands that usually inhabits waterless uplands and feeds on berries and vegetation

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NENE — or Hawaiian goose Species ( Branta sandvicensis ) of goose , the state bird of Hawaii. A close relative of …
Английский словарь Британика
NENE — ˈnā(ˌ)nā noun ( plural nene ) Etymology: Hawaiian nēnē : a nearly extinct goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis ) of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NENE — /nay"nay/ , n. , pl. nene . a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NENE — n. species of greyish-brown wild goose native to Hawaii (USA), state bird of Hawaii
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NENE — noun Etymology: Hawaiian nēnē Date: 1902 : an endangered goose ( Branta sandvicensis syn. Nesochen sandvicensis ) of the Hawaiian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NENE — [ 'neɪneɪ ] (also ne-ne ) ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a rare goose native to Hawaii, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NENE — [ne.ne] n [Hawaiian nene] (1902): an endangered goose (Branta sandvicensis syn. Nesochen sandvicensis) of the Hawaiian Islands that usu. inhabits …
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NENE — also called Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis), endangered species of goose of the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). The nene is a …
Britannica English vocabulary
NENE — Nene name of river BrE AmE niːn nen —The river in the English midlands is known as the nen upstream …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NENE — nene kind of bird BrE AmE ˈneɪn eɪ ▷ nene|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NENE — n. or Hawaiian goose Species ( Branta sandvicensis ) of goose , the state bird of Hawaii. A close relative …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NENE — см Hawaiian goose
NENE — n. Pronunciation: ' n ā -( ˌ )n ā Function: noun Etymology: Hawaiian n ē n ē Date: 1902 : …
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HAWAIIAN GOOSE — noun Date: circa 1909 nene
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SCOTT, SIR PETER MARKHAM — born Sept. 14, 1909, London, Eng. died Aug. 29, 1989, Bristol British conservationist and artist. Son of nene from extinction …
Английский словарь Британика
GOOSE — I Any of various large, heavy-bodied waterfowl (family Anatidae), especially those of the genera Anser (so-called gray geese) and Branta …
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HAWAIIAN GOOSE — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : nene
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAWAIIAN GOOSE — nene. [ 1825-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWAIIAN GOOSE — Date: circa 1909 : nene
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RETINENE — [ret.i.nene] n (1934): retinal
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PINENE — [pi.nene] n [ISV, fr. L pinus] (1885): either of two liquid isomeric unsaturated bicyclic terpene hydrocarbons of which one is …
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LIMONENE — [lim.o.nene] n [ISV, fr. F limon lemon, fr. MF] (1845): a widely distributed terpene hydrocarbon that occurs in essential oils …
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HAWAIIAN GOOSE — [Hawaiian goose] n (ca. 1909): nene
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RAILROAD — mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails, or tracks, either by self-propulsion or …
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WISBECH — town (parish), Fenland district, administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies along the River Nene 11 miles (18 …
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WELLINGBOROUGH — town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, England, situated east of Northampton along the River Nene. Wellingborough …
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SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE — district, administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, south-central England, occupying an area characterized by rolling hills in the west of …
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SCOTT, SIR PETER MARKHAM — born September 14, 1909, London, England died August 29, 1989, Bristol British conservationist, artist, and founder of both the Severn …
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PETERBOROUGH — city, seat of Peterborough county, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies along the Otonabee River, 70 miles (115 km) east-northeast of …
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE — administrative and historic county of the East Midlands region in England. The administrative county comprises seven districts: Daventry, East Northamptonshire, …
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HUNTINGDONSHIRE — historic county and administrative district of the administrative county of Cambridgeshire, east-central England. The administrative district and the historic county …
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EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE — district, administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, south-central England, in the northeastern part of the county. The district is rural …
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