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Definition: Argusianus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Argus pheasants.[Wordnet].

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Common Expressions: Argusianus

Expressions Definition
Genus Argusianus Argus pheasants. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Argusianus

Argusianus

Argusianus
Argusianus argus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Argusianus
Rafinesque, 1815

The genus Argusianus (Rafinesque, 1815) consist of two species of spectaculary plumaged pheasant with greatly elongated secondaries and central tail feathers.

The Double-banded Argus was described from a portion of a single primary feather found in a batch of Great Argus millinery feathers. It is probably just an aberrant specimen.

Species

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