Rex

¹

[reks]

noun

1. a Belgian fascist party founded in 1935.

Rex

²

[reks]

noun

1. a male given name.

rex

³

[reks, reks]

noun

Latin.

plural

reges 

1. king.

Rex

/ rɛks /

noun

1. king: part of the official title of a king, now used chiefly in documents, legal proceedings, inscriptions on coins, etc Compare Regina 1

Other Word Forms

• Rexist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rex¹

After Christus Rex, title of a publication put out by its founders

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rex¹

Latin

Example Sentences

It's nearly 10:00 pm on Friday night, and a group of children shine their flashlights on the imposing skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

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The name reflects its position in the Tyrannosaur family tree -- standing as the "prince" before the "king," Tyrannosaurus rex.

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Its long, shallow skull indicates it lacked the bone-crushing bite strength of T. rex.

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Fossil evidence shows that Tyrannosaurs thrived in North America for several million years before returning to Asia, where their lineage split into two branches: one evolved into massive predators like T. rex, while the other produced more slender, long-snouted types nicknamed "Pinocchio rexes."

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“Everybody wants the T. rex or the triceratops,” Gsell said.

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Related Words

• czar 
• emperor 
• king 
• monarch