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nenes

nenes is the plural of nene.

Meaning of nene

Noun

nene (plural nenes or nene)

  1. The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
    • Ohelo Vaccinium reticulatum (and V. peleanum) and kukaenene Coprosma ernodeoides […] are the most important berries in the Nenes’ diet, and it is probably from such juicy fruit that much of their water intake comes.1980, Janet Kear, A. J. Berger, “The Hawaiian Goose or Nene”, in The Hawaiian Goose: An Experiment in Conservation, Calton, Staffordshire: T. & A. D. Poyser, →ISBN; reprinted London: T. & A. D....
    Synonyms:
    Hawaiian goose, nēnē goose

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Forms of nenes

alternative formnēnēs

Questions about nenes

What is nenes the plural of?
Nenes is the plural of nene.

Words near nenes in the dictionary

  1. Nenagh
  2. nenbutsu
  3. Nendo
  4. nene
  5. neneleau
  6. nenes
  7. Nenets
  8. Nenets Autonomous Okrug
  9. Nenets Herding Laika
  10. Nenets Herding Laikas
  11. Nenetsia

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