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Argus noun. In senses 2 & 3 also argus. LME.
[Latin from Greek Argos, a mythological person with a hundred eyes.]
A very vigilant watcher, a guardian. LME.
Any of certain butterflies bearing eyespots, esp. Aricia agestis (in full brown Argus) or A. artaxerxes (in full Scotch Argus). L17.
Either of two large SE Asian pheasants, both of which have long tails with numerous eyespots, Argusiana argus (in full great Argus) and Rheinardia ocellata (in full crested Argus). M18.
Comb.: Argus eye (a) in pl., sharp eyes, acute observation; (b) each of the eyelike markings on the tail of a peacock (to which Argus' eyes were said to be transferred by Hera after his death); Argus-eyed adjective extremely vigilant, sharp-sighted.