| 单词 | hawaiian goose |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHawaiian goose Hawaiian goose n. a rare bird, Branta sandvicensis, formerly called the Sandwich Island goose. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > genus Branta > branta sandvicensis (Hawaiian goose) nene1902 Hawaiian goose1915 1834 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 41 A specimen was exhibited of the young of the Sandwich Island Goose.] 1915 W. A. Bryan Nat. Hist. Hawaii xxv. 336 The nene or Hawaiian goose..is confined to the Island of Hawaii, where it leads a life of seclusion, high up on the mountainside. 1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 80/2 One of the rarest is the néné or Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis) of which less than 70 wild birds are thought to survive. 1964 Listener 23 July 125/1 The Hawaiian goose..had it not been for special breeding studies..would have already become extinct. 1972 G. Durrell Catch me Colobus x. 219 The Hawaiian goose... This beautiful bird was almost extinct but, due to the sensible attitude of the Hawaiian authorities and the far-sightedness of Peter Scott, it has been saved from certain extinction. < as lemmas |
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