Meaning Of The Word Argus
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Argus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Argus?
Argus in American English
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 noun: a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail argus in British English noun: 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 noun: any of various brown butterflies, esp the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) found on moorland and in forests up to a height of 2000 m |
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