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Argus

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

Françaisargus
PortuguêsArgo
РусскийАргус
8 more languages
العربيةشخص نبيه
Bosanskiargocerber
Ελληνικάαργός
Hrvatskiargocerber
Kurdîargo
LatinaArgus
Српскиargocerber

CEFR level

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