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[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