argus pheasant vs argus

argus pheasant and argus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
argus pheasant	Yes	No	No	No
argus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, argus pheasant and argus are synonyms defined as:

argus pheasant and argus: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant

argus pheasant (noun)	argus (noun)
large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant	large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant