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Argusianus

noun

argus pheasants

• Syn: ↑genus Argusianus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑argus, ↑argus pheasant

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\\ärˌgyüzēˈānəs, -üsē-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Argus (III) + Latin -ianus -ian

: a genus of East Indian pheasants (family Phasianidae) including the typical argus pheasants

Useful english dictionary. 2012.