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[ˈɑːɡəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large long-tailed pheasant with generally brown plumage, found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia
- a small brown or bluish Eurasian butterfly which has eye-like markings near the wing margins
- a silvery deep-bodied fish with round spots, found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region in both fresh and salt water
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek Argos, the name of a watchman in Greek mythology who had a hundred eyes. After he was killed by Hermes, Hera used his eyes to decorate the peacock's tail
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