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argus en · NOUN

Etymology

Special use of Argus, a many-eyed mythological figure.

Meanings

  1. A watchful guardian.
  2. An alert, observant person.
  3. Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, such as those of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.

Forms

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Deriveds

blue argus · meadow argus · argus pheasant · northern brown argus · brown argus · Scotch argus · chocolate argus

Translations (3)

pl argus (alert, observant person) · fi argos (alert, observant person) · hu árgus (alert, observant person)