Definition of Argus

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

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Giant

2. Noun. Large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant.
Exact synonyms: Argus Pheasant
Generic synonyms: Pheasant
Group relationships: Argusianus, Genus Argusianus

Definition of Argus

1. 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.

Definition of Argus

1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) A fabulous being of antiquity, also called Argus Panoptes, said to have had a hundred eyes. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock’s tail. He was a servant of the greek goddess Hera. ¹

2. Noun. An alert, observant person ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Argus

1. an East Indian pheasant [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Argus

1. Two-beam, 5-terawatt Nd-glass laser system used at Livermore (LLNL) for inertial-confinement fusion research from 1976 to 1981. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argus

argumentized
argumentizes
argumentizing
argumentless
arguments
argumentum
argumentum ad Lazarum
argumentum ad etymologiam
argumentum ad fidem
argumentum ad nauseam
argumentum ad numerum
argumentum ad populum
argumentum ad verecundiam
argumentums ad hominem
argus
argus-eyed
argus pheasant
argus shell
arguses
argutation
argutations
argute
argutely
arguteness
argutite
argy-bargied
argy-bargies
argy-bargy
argy-bargying

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