argus
/ˈɑːgəs/noun
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- (亦作argus pheasant)a large long-tailed pheasant with generally brown plumage, found in SE Asia and Indonesia大雉。
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- Two species in the family Phasianidae: the male great argus (Argusianus argus) has lengthened secondary wing feathers bearing eyespots, spread during display; the crested argus (Rheinartia ocellata) has the longest tail feathers of any bird.雉科中2种:大眼斑雉(拉丁名Argusianus argus)和冠眼眼斑雉(拉丁名Rheinartia ocellata)。
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- a small brown or bluish Eurasian butterfly which typically has eye-like markings near the wing margins眼蝶。
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- Aricia and other genera, family Lycaenidae.爱灰蝶属及其他属, 灰蝶科。
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- (亦作argus fish)a silvery deep-bodied fish with round spots, widely distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region in both fresh and salt water金钱鱼。
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- Scatophagus argus, family Scatophagidae.拉丁名Scatophagus argus,金钱鱼科。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek Argos, the name of a mythical watchman with a hundred eyes.