argus

Etymology

Special use of Argus.

Noun

argus (plural arguses)

1. An alert, observant person

Anagrams

• Guras, Sugar, gaurs, guars, ragus, ragùs, sugar

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