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penelope
(encz) | Penelope,Pénelopé n: [jmén.] [myt.] žena krále Odyssea, vzor
věrnosti Petr Prášek |
Penelope
(gcide) | Penelope \Pe*nel"o*pe\ (p[-e]*n[e^]l"[-o]*p[=e]), prop. n.
[From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the
Odyssey, Gr. Phnelo`ph.] (Zool.)
A genus of curassows, including the guans.
[1913 Webster] |
penelope
(wn) | 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: Penelope, genus Penelope] |
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penelope
(encz) | Penelope,Pénelopé n: [jmén.] [myt.] žena krále Odyssea, vzor
věrnosti Petr Prášek |
Anas penelope
(gcide) | Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (Anas Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
[1913 Webster]
Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
[1913 Webster] |
anas penelope
(wn) | Anas penelope
n 1: freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to
mallards and teals [syn: widgeon, wigeon, {Anas
penelope}] |
genus penelope
(wn) | genus Penelope
n 1: a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game
and food birds) [syn: Penelope, genus Penelope] |
penelope
(wn) | 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: Penelope, genus Penelope] |
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