- genus Penelope
- nouna genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)• Syn: ↑Penelope• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Cracidae, ↑family Cracidae
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Penelope (genus) — Taxobox name = Penelope image width = 240px image caption = Spix s Guan, Penelope jacquacu regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Cracidae genus = Penelope genus authority = Merrem, 1786 subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
Penelope — 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… … Useful english dictionary
Penelope — Pe*nel o*pe (p[ e]*n[e^]l [ o]*p[=e]), n. [From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the Odyssey, Gr. Phnelo ph.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of curassows, including the guans. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penelope (disambiguation) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Penelope imagesize= caption= pronunciation= pe NEL o pee gender = Female meaning = Weaver region = origin = Greek mythology nickname = Penny, Pen footnotes = Penelope is a character in Homer s epic poem, the… … Wikipedia
genus Anas — noun type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks • Syn: ↑Anas • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Anatidae, ↑family Anatidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Acraea (genus) — Taxobox name = Acraea image width = 240px image caption = The Tawny Coaster has been identified as the mysterious Papilio terpsicore . Formerly known as Acraea violae , it is now A. terpsicore . regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis =… … Wikipedia
Anas penelope — Widgeon Widg eon, n. [Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of fresh water ducks, especially those belonging to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anas penelope — noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals • Syn: ↑widgeon, ↑wigeon • Hypernyms: ↑duck • Hyponyms: ↑American widgeon, ↑baldpate, ↑Anas americana … Useful english dictionary
Guan (bird) — Taxobox name = Guans image width = 240px image caption = A piping guan, Aburria sp. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Cracidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = * Aburria * Chamaepetes *… … Wikipedia
