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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;

2. a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds);
[syn: Penelope, genus Penelope]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Penelope \Pe*nel"o*pe\ (p[-e]*n[e^]l"[-o]*p[=e]), prop. n. [From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the Odyssey, Gr. Phnelo`ph.] (Zool.) A genus of curassows, including the guans. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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 2: a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds) [syn: Penelope, genus Penelope]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Penelope, TX -- U.S. town in Texas Population (2000): 211 Housing Units (2000): 102 Land area (2000): 1.021265 sq. miles (2.645064 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.021265 sq. miles (2.645064 sq. km) FIPS code: 56672 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 31.859320 N, 96.927403 W ZIP Codes (1990): 76676 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Penelope, TX Penelope