argus

noun

• 1 (also argus pheasant) a large long-tailed pheasant with generally brown plumage, found in SE Asia and Indonesia.

  • Two species in the family Phasianidae: the great argus (Argusianus argus) and the crested argus (Rheinartia ocellata), which has the longest tail feathers of any bird

• 2a small brown or bluish Eurasian butterfly which has eye-like markings near the wing margins.

  • Aricia and other genera, family Lycaenidae

• 3 (also argus fish) a silvery deep-bodied fish with round spots, found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region in both fresh and salt water.

  • Scatophagus argus, family Scatophagidae