noun
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
• Topics: ↑Greek mythology
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being
2. a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
• Syn: ↑genus Penelope
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cracidae, ↑family Cracidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.