Hawaiian goose

noun

1. nene.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hawaiian goose¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Red soil and lava rocks dominate the high-altitude landscape, which is also home to endangered and threatened species like the nene, the Hawaiian goose, and the Hawaiian petrel, an endangered seabird.

From Seattle Times

When he was younger, he said, people knew of species that had gone extinct, such as the Arabian oryx and the dodo, but “you didn’t perceive it as a major ecological problem. And in point of fact, let’s be honest, if the Hawaiian goose disappears, the world doesn’t actually judder in its revolutions.”

From The Guardian

The money was used to pay law enforcement staff and rangers, including one who monitors endangered nene, or Hawaiian goose.

From Fox News

The money was used to pay law enforcement staff and rangers, including one who monitors endangered nene, or Hawaiian goose.

From Washington Times

The peak also is home to the nene, the Hawaiian goose, and colonies of spiders that feast on bugs blown in from the surrounding wilderness.

From Seattle Times