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Definition of Genus penelope
1. Noun. A genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Penelope
Literary usage of Genus penelope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier: Including an by Christian Isobel Johnstone (1831)
"It is frequently domesticated in Brazil for the sake of the flesh, which is
excellent eating. Another species of the genus (Penelope ..."
2. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"This most magnificent bird is common through* ont Yucatan. Of the genus Penelope
were procured two species; one the crested guau (P. ..."
3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"Confining ourselves to the genus Penelope, we may remark that the toes, considered
by themselves, might be taken for those of a cuckow, if the outer one was ..."
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