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argus

/ˈɑːɡəs/

argus noun: a watchful guardian.

Noun (1)

argus (plural arguses)

  1. A watchful guardian.
  2. An alert, observant person.
  3. Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, such as those of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.

Proper noun capitalized: Argus

Argus

  1. (Greek) A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.

Noun (2) capitalized: Argus

Argus (plural Arguses)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of argus (“watchful guardian”).

argus meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

argus in Hindi

आर्गस, आर्गुस, अर्गस

argus in Marathi

आर्गस, आर्गुस, अर्गस

argus in Urdu

ارگس, آرگس

argus in Bengali

আর্গাস, আর্গুস, আরগুস
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argus in Telugu
ఆర్గస్, ఆర్గుస్, అర్గుస్
argus in Malayalam
ആർഗസ്, ആർഗുസ്, ആർഗൂസ്
argus in Kannada
ಆರ್ಗಸ್, ಆರ್ಗುಸ್, ಅರ್ಗುಸ್
argus in Punjabi
ਆਰਗਸ, ਅਰਗਸ, ਆਰਗੁਸ
argus in Gujarati
આર્ગસ, આર્ગુસ
argus in Odia
ଆର୍ଗୁସ୍, ଆର୍ଗସ୍, ଆର୍ଗସ
argus in Nepali
आर्गस, आर्गुस, अर्गस

Forms of argus

Noun
pluralarguses
pluralArguses
Proper noun
alternative formArgos

Origin of argus

Special use of Argus, a many-eyed mythological figure.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Words formed from argus

Phrases with argus

Questions about argus

What does argus mean?
Argus means a watchful guardian.
What is argus in Hindi?
Argus in Hindi is आर्गस, आर्गुस, अर्गस. See Argus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is argus?
Argus can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce argus?
Argus is pronounced /ˈɑːɡəs/.
What is the plural of argus?
The plural of argus is arguses.

Words near argus in the dictionary

  1. argumentum ad populum
  2. argumentum ad verecundiam
  3. argumentum baculinum
  4. argumentums ad hominem
  5. arguria
  6. argus
  7. argus pheasant
  8. argus pheasants
  9. Argus-eyed
  10. Argus-like
  11. arguses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: argus (page history and authors); Argus (page history and authors); argus (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); argus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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