Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

Penelope
     n 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
     2: a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game
        and food birds) [syn: {genus Penelope}]