- Type of butterfly - Vigilant watcher - 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. - One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful. - A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A.
giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing
and tail feathers of the male. The species A. Grayi inhabits Borneo.
- Type of butterfly - A plant with checkered petals, of the genus
Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria. - One of several species of butterflies belonging to
Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring of their
wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria. See Aphrodite.
- Large, colourful butterfly - Type of butterfly - A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See
Dovetail. - A species of willow. - An outwork with converging sides, its head or front
forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its form. Called also
priestcap. - A swallow-tailed coat. - An arrow.