Argusn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːɡəs/, U.S.

/ˈɑrɡəs/

Etymology: Latin, < Greek Ἀργός.

a. A mythological person fabled to have had a hundred eyes. Hence, a very vigilant person, a watcher or guardian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] > one who is vigilant > very

Argus1387

1387 J. Trevisa Descr. Brit. (Caxton) 37 They ben in araye tormentours in wynnyngis argi.

1559 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Induct. xvii With more then Argus' eyes.

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 45^v If cheeses in dayrie, haue Argusses eies.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 157 I hope still, Argus, to be too hard for thee.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. x. 626 The Argus-eyes of the still ubiquitous Clergy.

b. [After the death of Argus, his eyes were transferred by Hera to the tail of the peacock.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > paro cristatus (peafowl) > parts of > spots on feathers

Argus1590

peacock-eye1890

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D2^v Fayre Pecocks..full of Argus eyes their tayles dispredden wide.

2. A genus of pheasants, natives of Asia, of which one species ( A. giganteus) is as large as a turkey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Argus

Argus1768

Sumatran pheasant1783

Argus pheasant1813

1768 Gentleman's Mag. 38 521 The argus..is the largest species of pheasant yet known.

1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 237 The argus was brought for the first time to Batavia from Malacca in 1780.

1834 Malte-Brun's Univ. Geog. III. 431 The coo-ow, or Argos pheasant, is remarked for its uncommon beauty.

3. A name for certain butterflies of the genus Polyommatus, with many eye-like spots on the wings.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Lycaenidae > genus Polyommatus > member of

Adonis1795

Argus1824

1824 L. Jermyn Butterfly Collector's Vade Mecum *22 (table) Brown Argus... Scotch Argus.

Compounds

argus-eyed adj. extremely watchful or sharp-sighted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes

all-eyed1596

narrow-eyed1600

argus-eyed1603

argus-like1663

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective]

wakerc1000

watchingOE

wakingc1175

wakerlyc1400

circumspect1430

vigilant?a1500

prick-eared?1550

invigilant1570

vigil?1576

wakeful1589

eyeful1594

open-eyed1601

argus-eyed1603

watchful1603

alert1618

awake1619

vigilant1655

guardful1749

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 315 No humane iudgement is so..Argos-eied, but sometimes shal fall a sleep.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic Pref. p. vii Argus-eyed Venetian envoys.

argus-like adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes

all-eyed1596

narrow-eyed1600

argus-eyed1603

argus-like1663

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders sig. g2 All Creatures from the Mole..to the most Argus-like above ground.

Argus pheasant n. Argus giganteus: see sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Argus

Argus1768

Sumatran pheasant1783

Argus pheasant1813

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Phasianus Argus pheasant... Inhabits Chinese Tartary, and is as large as a turkey.

argus-queller n. a title of the god Mercury.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Hermes or Mercury

mercuryOE

argus-queller1870

Hermes-

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xvi. 122 The mighty Argus-queller saw the maid.

argus-shell n. name of a species of porcelain-shell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Cypraeidae > shell of cowrie

argus-shell1750

cowrie1777

nutmeg cowrie1815

cowrie shell1817

money cowrie1826

1750 J. Hill Hist. Animals 152 The argus shell, the oblong oculated porcellana.

argus-snake n. (see quot.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

worm-kinc893

slow-wormOE

hagworm?c1475

salpege1569

scytale1572

house snake1608

porphyre1608

ellops1667

sea-serpent1672

tree-serpent1731

boyuna1763

whip-snake1774

garter-snake1775

switch-snake1791

argus-snake1802

rat snake1818

skaapsteker1818

sea-snake1827

short-tail1879

roof-snake1884

brown snake1896

herald-snake1910

night snake1918

parrot snake1931

1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 439 The Argus Snake..is beautifully marked from head to tail by numerous transverse rows of round ocellated red spots.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	argus
释义	Argusn. Brit. /ˈɑːɡəs/, U.S. /ˈɑrɡəs/ Etymology: Latin, < Greek Ἀργός. 1. a. A mythological person fabled to have had a hundred eyes. Hence, a very vigilant person, a watcher or guardian. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] > one who is vigilant > very Argus1387 1387 J. Trevisa Descr. Brit. (Caxton) 37 They ben in araye tormentours in wynnyngis argi. 1559 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Induct. xvii With more then Argus' eyes. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 45^v If cheeses in dayrie, haue Argusses eies. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 157 I hope still, Argus, to be too hard for thee. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. x. 626 The Argus-eyes of the still ubiquitous Clergy. b. [After the death of Argus, his eyes were transferred by Hera to the tail of the peacock.] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > paro cristatus (peafowl) > parts of > spots on feathers Argus1590 peacock-eye1890 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D2^v Fayre Pecocks..full of Argus eyes their tayles dispredden wide. 2. A genus of pheasants, natives of Asia, of which one species ( A. giganteus) is as large as a turkey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Argus Argus1768 Sumatran pheasant1783 Argus pheasant1813 1768 Gentleman's Mag. 38 521 The argus..is the largest species of pheasant yet known. 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 237 The argus was brought for the first time to Batavia from Malacca in 1780. 1834 Malte-Brun's Univ. Geog. III. 431 The coo-ow, or Argos pheasant, is remarked for its uncommon beauty. 3. A name for certain butterflies of the genus Polyommatus, with many eye-like spots on the wings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Lycaenidae > genus Polyommatus > member of Adonis1795 Argus1824 1824 L. Jermyn Butterfly Collector's Vade Mecum 22 (table) Brown Argus... Scotch Argus. Compounds argus-eyed adj. extremely watchful or sharp-sighted. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes all-eyed1596 narrow-eyed1600 argus-eyed1603 argus-like1663 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] wakerc1000 watchingOE wakingc1175 wakerlyc1400 circumspect1430 vigilant?a1500 prick-eared?1550 invigilant1570 vigil?1576 wakeful1589 eyeful1594 open-eyed1601 argus-eyed1603 watchful1603 alert1618 awake1619 vigilant1655 guardful1749 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess.* ii. xii. 315 No humane iudgement is so..Argos-eied, but sometimes shal fall a sleep. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic Pref. p. vii Argus-eyed Venetian envoys. argus-like adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes all-eyed1596 narrow-eyed1600 argus-eyed1603 argus-like1663 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders sig. g2 All Creatures from the Mole..to the most Argus-like above ground. Argus pheasant n. Argus giganteus: see sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Argus Argus1768 Sumatran pheasant1783 Argus pheasant1813 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Phasianus Argus pheasant... Inhabits Chinese Tartary, and is as large as a turkey. argus-queller n. a title of the god Mercury. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Hermes or Mercury mercuryOE argus-queller1870 Hermes- 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xvi. 122 The mighty Argus-queller saw the maid. argus-shell n. name of a species of porcelain-shell. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Cypraeidae > shell of cowrie argus-shell1750 cowrie1777 nutmeg cowrie1815 cowrie shell1817 money cowrie1826 1750 J. Hill Hist. Animals 152 The argus shell, the oblong oculated porcellana. argus-snake n. (see quot.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of worm-kinc893 slow-wormOE hagworm?c1475 salpege1569 scytale1572 house snake1608 porphyre1608 ellops1667 sea-serpent1672 tree-serpent1731 boyuna1763 whip-snake1774 garter-snake1775 switch-snake1791 argus-snake1802 rat snake1818 skaapsteker1818 sea-snake1827 short-tail1879 roof-snake1884 brown snake1896 herald-snake1910 night snake1918 parrot snake1931 1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 439 The Argus Snake..is beautifully marked from head to tail by numerous transverse rows of round ocellated red spots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1387
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