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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ar•gus (är′gəs),USA pronunciation n. - Mythology[Class. Myth.]a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Mythologya son of Phrixus and builder of the Argo.
- Classics, Mythology(in the Odyssey) Odysseus' faithful dog, who recognized his master after twenty years and immediately died.
- any observant or vigilant person;
a watchful guardian. - Birds(l.c.) Also, ar′gus pheas′ant. any of several brilliantly marked Malayan pheasants of the Argusianus or Rheinardia genera.
- Greek Árgos, derivative of argós bright, shining
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Argus /ˈɑːɡəs/ n - a giant with a hundred eyes who was made guardian of the heifer Io. After he was killed by Hermes his eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail
- a vigilant person; guardian
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