argus

See also: Argus

English

Etymology

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

Noun

argus (plural arguses)

  1. A watchful guardian.
  2. An alert, observant person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

argus

  1. Having many markings that look like eyes

Usage notes
  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not inflected.

References
  • argus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • argus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • argus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • argus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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