nene
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
Origin of nene
1- Also called Hawaiian goose.
Words Nearby nene
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How to use nene in a sentence
She drew “Judge No. 3” to answer a question from nene Leakes, star of the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Miss Utah Marissa Powell’s Face-Palm Moment During the Miss USA Pageant | Marlow Stern | June 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJust how did Runway end up on Thursdays, anyway, pushing against Bravo's bulwark of nene and pals?
An example of nene Leakes, from an episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, keeping things extremely real.
It lies in the midst of the flat fen country, on the old course of the river nene.
The announcement of the death of Marchesa nene had reached her that very evening by the last post.
The Saint | Antonio Fogazzaro
He also carried out considerable works in relation to the nene Valley drainage and the reclamation of land at the Norfolk estuary.
Another, with Osbiorn at their head, having joined them off the mouth of the Humber, sailed (it seems) up the nene.
Hereward, The Last of the English | Charles KingsleyThe nene still has its outfall here, and flows through the town in a fine sweep locally called the Brink.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely | Rev. Edward Conybeare.
British Dictionary definitions for nene
/ (ˈneɪˌneɪ) /
a rare black-and-grey short-winged Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, having partly webbed feet
Origin of nene
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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