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Argus-like

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Argus +‎ -like.

Adjective

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Argus-like

  1. Resembling Argus.

Usage notes

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  • The hyphenated form is several times more common than the solid form.[1] GPO manual favors using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

References

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  1. ^ [Argus - like/Arguslike] at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov

Anagrams

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