argus
Meaning of argus
noun
- a large long-tailed pheasant with generally brown plumage, found in SE Asia and Indonesia.
- a small brown or bluish Eurasian butterfly which has eye-like markings near the wing margins.
- a silvery deep-bodied fish with round spots, found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region in both fresh and salt water.
late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek Argos, the name of a watchman in Greek mythology who had a hundred eyes. After he was killed by Hermes, Hera used his eyes to decorate the peacock's tail.
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Hyphenation of argus
ar-gus
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
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Words that rhyme with argus
Argus, Podargus, archosargus, lethargus, podargus, pygargus, sargus, wargus, Carrickfergus, Fergus, Mergus, Polyergus, bathyergus, mergus, polyergus, Birgus, Lycurgus, burgus, demiurgus, thaumaturgus
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