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Argus
(gcide) | Argus \Ar"gus\, prop. n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a
hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes
were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
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2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
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3. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common
species (Argus giganteus) is remarkable for the great
length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the
male. The species Argus Grayi inhabits Borneo.
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argus
(wn) | Argus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of
the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
2: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn:
argus, argus pheasant] |
argus
(foldoc) | Argus
A successor to CLU, from LCS at MIT. Argus
supports distributed programming through guardians (like
monitors, but can be created dynamically) and {atomic
actions} (indivisible activity). It also has cobegin and
coend.
["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS,
1987].
["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust,
Distributed Programs", B. Liskov et al,
TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].
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Archosargus probatocephalus
(gcide) | Sheepshead \Sheeps"head`\, n. [So called because of the fancied
resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.]
(Zool.)
A large and valuable sparoid food fish ({Archosargus
probatocephalus} syn. Diplodus probatocephalus) found on
the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from
ten to twelve pounds.
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Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to
various other fishes, as the butterfish, the
fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and
the moonfish.
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Argus giganteus
(gcide) | Argus \Ar"gus\, prop. n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a
hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes
were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
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2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
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3. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common
species (Argus giganteus) is remarkable for the great
length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the
male. The species Argus Grayi inhabits Borneo.
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Argus Grayi
(gcide) | Argus \Ar"gus\, prop. n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a
hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes
were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
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2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
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3. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common
species (Argus giganteus) is remarkable for the great
length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the
male. The species Argus Grayi inhabits Borneo.
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Argus shell
(gcide) | Argus shell \Ar"gus shell`\ (Zool.)
A species of shell (Cypr[ae]a argus), beautifully
variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
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Argus-eyed
(gcide) | Argus-eyed \Ar"gus-eyed\, a.
Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
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Cypraea argus
(gcide) | Argus shell \Ar"gus shell`\ (Zool.)
A species of shell (Cypr[ae]a argus), beautifully
variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
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Podargus Cuveiri
(gcide) | Morepork \More"pork`\, n. [So named from its cry.] (Zool.)
The Australian crested goatsucker ({Aegotheles
Novae-Hollandiae}). Also applied to other allied birds, as
Podargus Cuveiri.
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Pygargus
(gcide) | Pygarg \Py"garg\, Pygargus \Py*gar"gus\, [L. pygargus, Gr. ?,
literally, white rump; ? the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope
having a white rump. --Deut. xiv. 5.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The female of the hen harrier.
(b) The sea eagle.
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archosargus
(wn) | Archosargus
n 1: a genus of Sparidae [syn: Archosargus, {genus
Archosargus}] |
archosargus probatocephalus
(wn) | Archosargus probatocephalus
n 1: large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the
United States and Mexico [syn: sheepshead, {Archosargus
probatocephalus}] |
archosargus rhomboidalis
(wn) | Archosargus rhomboidalis
n 1: sea bream of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {Atlantic sea
bream}, Archosargus rhomboidalis] |
argus
(wn) | Argus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of
the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
2: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn:
argus, argus pheasant] |
argus pheasant
(wn) | argus pheasant
n 1: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn:
argus, argus pheasant] |
argus-eyed
(wn) | argus-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn:
argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed,
quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted]
2: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible
danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye
of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the
room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn:
argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful] |
argusianus
(wn) | Argusianus
n 1: argus pheasants [syn: Argusianus, genus Argusianus] |
circus pygargus
(wn) | Circus pygargus
n 1: brownish European harrier [syn: Montagu's harrier,
Circus pygargus] |
genus archosargus
(wn) | genus Archosargus
n 1: a genus of Sparidae [syn: Archosargus, {genus
Archosargus}] |
genus argusianus
(wn) | genus Argusianus
n 1: argus pheasants [syn: Argusianus, genus Argusianus] |
genus podargus
(wn) | genus Podargus
n 1: type genus of the Podargidae [syn: Podargus, {genus
Podargus}] |
podargus
(wn) | Podargus
n 1: type genus of the Podargidae [syn: Podargus, {genus
Podargus}] |
argus
(foldoc) | Argus
A successor to CLU, from LCS at MIT. Argus
supports distributed programming through guardians (like
monitors, but can be created dynamically) and {atomic
actions} (indivisible activity). It also has cobegin and
coend.
["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS,
1987].
["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust,
Distributed Programs", B. Liskov et al,
TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].
(1995-12-28)
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