Hawaiian goose

noun

The nene, Branta sandvicensis.

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Meanings

nounHawaiian goose (plural Hawaiian geese)

plural Hawaiian geese

  1. The nene, Branta sandvicensis.

    The Hawaiian goose or nene (Branta sandvicensis) is perhaps chiefly celebrated for the great success with which it has been reared in captivity.

    2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 82
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Hawaiian, goose.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nene
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APA

Hawaiian goose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaiian%20goose

MLA

“Hawaiian goose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaiian%20goose. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawaiian goose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawaiian%20goose.

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