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单词 Hawaiian goose
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Definition of Hawaiian goose in English:

Hawaiian goose

noun
  • A rare goose native to Hawaii, now breeding chiefly in captivity.

    Branta sandvicensis, family Anatidae

    Also called nene
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The research team found that the nene and two extinct species of Hawaiian geese were all closely related to one other genetically.
    • Hawaiian geese have a black face and crown and cream-colored cheeks.
    • The researchers’ finding suggests that the nene and several other species of Hawaiian geese now extinct branched off from a population of Canada geese and colonized the tropical paradise about half a million years ago.
    • When it was named the state bird in the late 1950s, the Hawaiian goose was on the verge of extinction.
    • One of the first examples of successful reintroduction was the Nene or Hawaiian goose.
 
 

Definition of Hawaiian goose in US English:

Hawaiian goose

noun
  • another term for nene
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the first examples of successful reintroduction was the Nene or Hawaiian goose.
    • Hawaiian geese have a black face and crown and cream-colored cheeks.
    • The research team found that the nene and two extinct species of Hawaiian geese were all closely related to one other genetically.
    • The researchers’ finding suggests that the nene and several other species of Hawaiian geese now extinct branched off from a population of Canada geese and colonized the tropical paradise about half a million years ago.
    • When it was named the state bird in the late 1950s, the Hawaiian goose was on the verge of extinction.
 
 
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