The great argus (Argusianus argus), or greater argus, is a large species of pheasant from Southeast Asia. It is known for its impressive plumage and courtship...
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Argus, Argos, or guardian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Argus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word Argos. It may refer to: See Argus...
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Crested argus (genus Rheinardia) Vietnamese crested argus (R. ocellata) Malayan crested argus (R. nigrescens) Great argus (genus Argusianus) Great argus (A...
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Argus or Argos Panoptes (Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Πανόπτης, "All-seeing Argos") is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Argus Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης) was...
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Rheinardia Maingonnat, 1882 (crested arguses) Argusianus Rafinesque, 1815 (great argus) Afropavo Chapin, 1936 (African peafowl) Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 (Asiatic...
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Greek mythology, Argus or Argos (/ˈɑːrɡəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Argos) may refer to the following personages Argus Panoptes (Argus "All-Eyes"), a giant...
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An argus, or argus pheasant, is a member of a clade in the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, containing two species of bird that are closely related...
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Hermes, kill Argus through eternal sleep and free Io. According to Ovid, to commemorate her faithful watchman, Hera had the hundred eyes of Argus preserved...
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The average weight is around 1.5 kg (3.3 lb). The wings of the crested argus are of unusual size and length for its weight. They are wide and square...
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movement. While dancing, they looked up the mountain, and saw a great argus. The great argus flapped and spread its wings as if it were a human hand. They...
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