| NOUN | person | Argus | (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes |
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| animal | argus, argus pheasant | large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant |
| Sounds | aa'rgahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Broader | giant | An imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength |
| Spanish | Argo | |
| Catalan | Argus | |
| Meaning | large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | argus pheasant | |
| Member of | Argusianus, genus Argusianus | argus pheasants |
| Broader | pheasant | large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere |
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