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Nene vs Cene - What's the difference?

nene | cene |

As nouns the difference between nene and cene

is that nene is the Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, now the state bird of Hawaii while cene is a control gene.

As a proper noun Nene

is a river that rises in Northamptonshire and flows to the sea at the Wash.

nene

English

(wikipedia nene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis , now the state bird of Hawaii.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 37:
    • The nene is a handsome bird that almost became extinct in the wild but was reintroduced successfully from ones bred in captivity.

    Synonyms

    * Hawaiian goose * ----

    cene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) A control gene

    • Derived terms

    * cenome ----