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5-letter words (5 found)

ARGUS,GAURS,GUARS,RAGUS,SUGAR,

4-letter words (12 found)

GARS,GAUR,GAUS,GUAR,GURS,RAGS,RAGU,RUGA,RUGS,RUSA,SURA,URSA,

3-letter words (16 found)

AGS,ARS,GAR,GAS,GAU,GUR,GUS,RAG,RAS,RUG,SAG,SAR,SAU,SUG,SUR,UGS,

2-letter words (7 found)

AG,AR,AS,GU,UG,UR,US,

You can make 40 words from argus according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of argus

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Definitions and meaning of argus

argus

Etymology

Special use of Argus, a many-eyed mythological figure.

Noun

argus (plural arguses)

  1. A watchful guardian.
  2. An alert, observant person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, such as those of the genus Junonia, also called pansies.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

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

Latin

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • Argus (alternative case form)

Adjective

argus (feminine arga, neuter argum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of Argos, Argive

Etymology 2

From Argus Panoptes, a many-eyed giant sent by Hera to guard Io.

Noun

argus m (genitive argī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) a taxonomic epithet for an organism having many markings that look like eyes
Usage notes
  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension

Second-declension noun.

References

  • argus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “argus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
  • “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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Malay

Alternative forms

  • arkus

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ख़रगोश (xargoś) or Urdu خرگوش.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arɡus/
  • Rhymes: -ɡus, -us

Noun

argus (Jawi spelling ارݢوس, plural argus-argus, informal 1st possessive argusku, 2nd possessive argusmu, 3rd possessive argusnya)

  1. (especially Kedah and Penang) A guinea pig.
    Synonyms: tikus belanda, marmut

References

Further reading

  • “argus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈar.ɡus/
  • Rhymes: -arɡus
  • Syllabification: ar‧gus
  • Homophone: Argus

Noun

argus m pers

  1. (literary) argus (a watchful guardian)

Declension

Noun

argus m animal

  1. great argus (Argusianus argus)

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • argus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • argus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French argus.

Noun

argus m (plural arguși)

  1. argus

Declension


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