penelope

Noun

• a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)

• (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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Penelope , genus Penelope