noun
- 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)
- A genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds. ).
- synonyms: genus Penelope
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