nene

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of nene in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Büyük anne, nine; Anne
nene hatun: Osmanlı-Rus savaşında Aziziye tabyalarındaki yararlılıklarıyla ün kazanmış Türk kadın kahramanı

English - English

Definition of nene in English English dictionary: A river that rises in Northamptonshire and flows to the sea at the Wash; The state bird of Hawaii, taxonomic name Branta sandvicensis; {i} species of greyish-brown wild goose native to Hawaii (USA), state bird of Hawaii; State bird of Hawaii, the Hawaiian goose or Nēnē goose; or Hawaiian goose Species (Branta sandvicensis) of goose, the state bird of Hawaii. A close relative of the Canada goose, the nene is a nonmigratory, nonaquatic species with shortened wings and half-webbed feet. It is about 25 in. (65 cm) long and has a gray-brown barred body and black face. It feeds on berries and grasses on high lava slopes. Predation by introduced mammals (including dogs, cats, pigs, and mongooses) and human hunting had reduced the population to a few small flocks by 1911. It has since been successfully bred in captivity, but flocks released in the wild have failed to form self-sustaining colonies

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nene

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nin

/ˈnēn/ /ˈniːn/

[ 'nA-(")nA ] (noun.) 1902. Hawaiian nEnE.

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