ARGUS

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Argus mean? 

• ARGUS (noun)
  The noun ARGUS has 2 senses:

1. (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
2. large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant

  Familiarity information: ARGUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARGUS (noun)

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Argus" is a kind of...):

giant (an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Meaning:

Large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

argus pheasant; argus

Hypernyms ("argus" is a kind of...):

pheasant (large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere)

Holonyms ("argus" is a member of...):

Argusianus; genus Argusianus (argus pheasants)