genus Penelope

genus Penelope
noun
a 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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