genus penelope

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

   SynonymsPenelope

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofCracidae

Questions about genus penelope

What does genus penelope mean?

genus penelope means "a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)".

What is another word for genus penelope?

Close synonyms include Penelope. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus penelope a common word?

genus penelope is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.