Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun argus

2 senses of argus

Sense 1
Argus -- ((Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes)
       => giant -- (an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales)

Sense 2
argus, argus pheasant -- (large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant)
       => pheasant -- (large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere)