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ARGUSIANUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Argusianus mean?
• ARGUSIANUS (noun)
The noun ARGUSIANUS has 1 sense:
1. argus pheasants
Familiarity information: ARGUSIANUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Argus pheasants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Argusianus; genus Argusianus
Hypernyms ("Argusianus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Argusianus"):
argus; argus pheasant (large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant)
Holonyms ("Argusianus" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)
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