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Meaning of Argus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɑːɡəs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية شخص نبيه
Bosanski argo cerber
Ελληνικά αργός
Français argus
Hrvatski argo cerber
Kurdî argo
Polski Argus cerber
Português Argo
Русский Аргус
Српски argo cerber

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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