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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