Calliope
n.- (Class. Myth.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
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(Astron.) One of the asteroids. See
Solar . - A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
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(Zoöl.) A beautiful species of humming bird (
Stellula Calliope ) of California and adjacent regions.

