argus

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes;
    Was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes (synset 109513019)
    domain category: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    hypernym: giant - an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
  2. Large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant (synset 101806534)
    hypernym: pheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
    member meronym: argusianus, genus argusianus - argus pheasants
    synonym: argus pheasant

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