Argus

['ɑːgəs]

Definition

(noun.) large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant.

(noun.) (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes.

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Definition

(n.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.

(n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.

(n.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A. giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species A. Grayi inhabits Borneo.

Editor: Louise

Definition

n. any very quick-eyed or watchful person from Argus described in Greek mythology as having had a hundred eyes some of which were always awake: a genus of gallinaceous birds remarkable for magnificence of plumage—the only known species the Argus pheasant native to Sumatra &c.

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