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Penelope

Penelope Meaning & Definition
Penelope Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Penelope?

[n] a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
[n] (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them

Synonyms | Synonyms for Penelope: genus Penelope

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See Also | bird genus | Cracidae | family Cracidae | mythical being

Penelope In Webster's Dictionary

\Pe*nel"o*pe\ (p[-e]*n[e^]l"[-o]*p[=e]), n. [From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the Odyssey, Gr. Phnelo`ph.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of curassows, including the guans.

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