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ARGUSIANUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Argusianus mean? 

ARGUSIANUS (noun)
  The noun ARGUSIANUS has 1 sense:

1. argus pheasantsplay

  Familiarity information: ARGUSIANUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARGUSIANUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Argus pheasants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Argusianus; genus Argusianus

Hypernyms ("Argusianus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Argusianus"):

argus; argus pheasant (large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant)

Holonyms ("Argusianus" is a member of...):

family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)


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