About The Word Penelope

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Penelope

Penelope Definition And Meaning |
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Penelope: 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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