English noun: Penelope | |||
1. | Penelope (person) (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 | ||
Instance hypernym | mythical being | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
2. | Penelope (animal) a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds) | ||
Synonyms | genus Penelope | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bird genus | ||
Member meronym | Cracidae, family Cracidae | ||