Argus
Argus
Definition
Ar·gus (är′gəs)
noun
- Gr. Myth. a giant with a hundred eyes, ordered by Hera to watch Io: after he is killed by Hermes, his eyes are put in the tail of the peacock
- any alert watchman
- an East Indian pheasant (genus Argusianus) resembling the peacock
Etymology: L < Gr Argos < argos, white: see argent
Argus
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
Browse dictionary entries near Argus
- argumentum
- argumentative
- argumentation
- argument
- argufy
- arguendo
- argue
- arguably
- arguable
- Argovie
- Argus-eyed
- argy-bargy
- argyle
- Argyll
- Argyll and Bute
- argyrodite
- arhat
- Århus
- aria
- -aria
