ARGUS

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 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)

Sense 1

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 fairy tales)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

argus; argus pheasant

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)

 Context examples 

Later that same year, when the Argus tests were conducted, effects were seen around the world.

(Space Weather Events Linked to Human Activity, NASA)

From 1958 to 1962, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. ran high-altitude tests with exotic code names like Starfish, Argus and Teak.

(Space Weather Events Linked to Human Activity, NASA)