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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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