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penelope |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Penelope \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Penelope n 1: (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 [syn: {Penelope}] 2: a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds) [syn: {Penelope}, {genus Penelope}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Penelope, TX (town, FIPS 56672) Location: 31.85839 N, 96.92908 W Population (1990): 210 (102 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76676
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