Rex
noun
A king or ruler.
Julius Caesar was a famous rex in Roman history.
Often appears as...
- rex romanorum
- rex regum
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Formal
Historical
noun
A type of domestic rabbit with soft, short fur.
My pet rex rabbit is very soft to touch.
Often appears as...
- mini rex
- standard rex
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Zoological
noun
A breed of cat with curly fur.
Cornish Rex and Devon Rex are two types of rex cats.
Often appears as...
- cornish rex
- devon rex
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Zoological
noun
A type of dinosaur scientifically named Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The T-rex is one of the most famous dinosaur species.
Often appears as...
- tyrannosaurus rex
- t-rex
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Paleontological
noun
A theater in Paris famous for its large screen.
We went to watch a movie at Le Grand Rex in Paris.
Often appears as...
- le grand rex
- cinema rex
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Cinematic
noun
A king or ruler.
Julius Caesar was a famous rex in Roman history.
Often appears as...
- rex romanorum
- rex regum
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Formal
Historical
noun
A type of domestic rabbit with soft, short fur.
My pet rex rabbit is very soft to touch.
Often appears as...
- mini rex
- standard rex
Usage tips
Zoological
noun
A breed of cat with curly fur.
Cornish Rex and Devon Rex are two types of rex cats.
Often appears as...
- cornish rex
- devon rex
Usage tips
Zoological
noun
A type of dinosaur scientifically named Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The T-rex is one of the most famous dinosaur species.
Often appears as...
- tyrannosaurus rex
- t-rex
Usage tips
Paleontological
noun
A theater in Paris famous for its large screen.
We went to watch a movie at Le Grand Rex in Paris.
Often appears as...
- le grand rex
- cinema rex
Usage tips
Cinematic
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Pro Tip 1/3Archaic Term
Rex is an old Latin term not commonly used in modern English except in historical contexts or texts.
The inscriptions referred to the ancient leader as 'rex'.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Reference
'Rex' can evoke images of grandeur and power from Roman history when used in conversation or writing.
In his role, he was as commanding as a rex.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Title
Unlike 'king', 'rex' is not used as a current formal title for a ruler.
He rules like a rex, though he holds no crown.
Pro Tip 1/3Archaic Term
Rex is an old Latin term not commonly used in modern English except in historical contexts or texts.
The inscriptions referred to the ancient leader as 'rex'.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Reference
'Rex' can evoke images of grandeur and power from Roman history when used in conversation or writing.
In his role, he was as commanding as a rex.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Title
Unlike 'king', 'rex' is not used as a current formal title for a ruler.
He rules like a rex, though he holds no crown.
Pro Tip 1/3Archaic Term
Rex is an old Latin term not commonly used in modern English except in historical contexts or texts.
The inscriptions referred to the ancient leader as 'rex'.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Reference
'Rex' can evoke images of grandeur and power from Roman history when used in conversation or writing.
In his role, he was as commanding as a rex.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Title
Unlike 'king', 'rex' is not used as a current formal title for a ruler.
He rules like a rex, though he holds no crown.
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Robert Full: Engineering...
but the patterns are all the same. Almost every organism we've looked at this way -- you'll see next week, I'll give you a hint, there'll be an article coming out that says that really big things like T. rex probably couldn't do this, but you'll see that next week. Now, what's interesting is the animals, then -- we said -- bounce along
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Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
a predatory dinosaur, bigger than T. rex, the ruler of this ancient river of giants, feeding on the many aquatic animals I showed you earlier on. So that's really what makes this an incredible discovery. It's a dinosaur like no other. And some people told me, "Wow, this is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
then only and rusty said they were out this morning too and they had tracks on yala at north so that area there is where she spent a lot of time with kalumba and could very well use as a dancer she has um she apparently was put there when she was a cub and rex was telling me about it so we'll see we'll
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The Making of Walking...
actually and one of the females that we worked with one called sue there's a actually a portion of the tail that looks like it was stepped on by another Rex there's three fused vertebrae on the tail and very very easily could have happened during during a passionate
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Dinosaurs: The Facts and...
of the exhibit a large platform that will support three Tyrannosaurus Rex what we call a growth series of Tyrannosaurus Rex because a complete t-rex skeleton has never been found Lewis's team will have to reconstruct the missing bones then he'll have to
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Building a dinosaur from...
to do this sort of thing. And so she looked into the bone of this T. rex, one of the thigh bones, and she actually found some very interesting structures in there. They found these red circular-looking objects, and they looked, for all the world,
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Building a dinosaur from...
B Rex was a female based on medullary tissue found on the inside of the bone medullary tissue is a calcium build up the calcium storage basically when an animal is pregnant when a bird is pregnant so here was a character that
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Eye Spy PIPE National...
flashy peacock have a secret lair to their blueprints or color scheme that's only visible in ultraviolet light Tyrannosaurus Rex an early predecessor to birds and thought to have advanced vision could perhaps make out prey
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The extraordinary lives...
named it Turan Abdellah Rex so that we can say that t-rex is alive and well feeding on children in the Amazon when we actually looked at the evolution of relationships of that species
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Nizar Ibrahim: Lost...
Well, I'll take you to a very different kind of place. I'll take you to a lost world, an African river of giants, a place that did not just have one T. rex size predator, but three.
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Robert Full: Engineering...
but the patterns are all the same. Almost every organism we've looked at this way -- you'll see next week, I'll give you a hint, there'll be an article coming out that says that really big things like T. rex probably couldn't do this, but you'll see that next week. Now, what's interesting is the animals, then -- we said -- bounce along
Video examples
Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
a predatory dinosaur, bigger than T. rex, the ruler of this ancient river of giants, feeding on the many aquatic animals I showed you earlier on. So that's really what makes this an incredible discovery. It's a dinosaur like no other. And some people told me, "Wow, this is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
then only and rusty said they were out this morning too and they had tracks on yala at north so that area there is where she spent a lot of time with kalumba and could very well use as a dancer she has um she apparently was put there when she was a cub and rex was telling me about it so we'll see we'll
Video examples
The Making of Walking...
actually and one of the females that we worked with one called sue there's a actually a portion of the tail that looks like it was stepped on by another Rex there's three fused vertebrae on the tail and very very easily could have happened during during a passionate
Video examples
Dinosaurs: The Facts and...
of the exhibit a large platform that will support three Tyrannosaurus Rex what we call a growth series of Tyrannosaurus Rex because a complete t-rex skeleton has never been found Lewis's team will have to reconstruct the missing bones then he'll have to
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
to do this sort of thing. And so she looked into the bone of this T. rex, one of the thigh bones, and she actually found some very interesting structures in there. They found these red circular-looking objects, and they looked, for all the world,
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
B Rex was a female based on medullary tissue found on the inside of the bone medullary tissue is a calcium build up the calcium storage basically when an animal is pregnant when a bird is pregnant so here was a character that
Video examples
Eye Spy PIPE National...
flashy peacock have a secret lair to their blueprints or color scheme that's only visible in ultraviolet light Tyrannosaurus Rex an early predecessor to birds and thought to have advanced vision could perhaps make out prey
Video examples
The extraordinary lives...
named it Turan Abdellah Rex so that we can say that t-rex is alive and well feeding on children in the Amazon when we actually looked at the evolution of relationships of that species
Video examples
Nizar Ibrahim: Lost...
Well, I'll take you to a very different kind of place. I'll take you to a lost world, an African river of giants, a place that did not just have one T. rex size predator, but three.
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Ian Brown
English Musician
When I was 9, I was into T. Rex, Gary Glitter, and Alice Cooper. I knew The Beatles because my nan introduced me to them, but T. Rex was the first band I got into myself. I got 'Metal Guru' a few months after hearing 'Children of the Revolution' in Pwllheli in North Wales at a market.
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Jon Oringer
American Businessman
Rex has photographers around the world - it's a higher touch business: there are a lot of relationships involved. If you throw an event, there are certain photographers you've worked with before and you want there.
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King Princess
American Musician
Growing up with a dad who was a classic-rock guy, I felt out of place with what was happening in pop culture. The Beatles, Zeppelin, T. Rex - that, for me, was the music that could never leave our vocabulary.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Algerian Athlete
Rex Ryan is definitely a very confident individual and, when you have someone who believes firmly in what he's speaking, you naturally absorb it.
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Lena Headey
English Actress
I'm sort of like a T. rex in the world of female actresses. Every time a job is finished, I look at my car and think, 'Could I live in it?
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Rachel Roberts
Welsh Actress
It is very difficult to be taken seriously when you're introduced at a party to somebody as the fourth Mrs. Rex Harrison.
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Nick Saban
American Coach
Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.
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Roger Moore
English Actor
Rex Harrison could be a rather mean-spirited man, and he wasn't regarded very warmly by those who knew him.
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Jack Horner
American Scientist
Dinosaurs replace their teeth throughout their life. And T. rex replaced all of their teeth every year.
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Robert T. Bakker
American Scientist
You could arm-wrestle with a T. rex and win, but you shouldn't because it only makes them mad.
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Ian Brown
English Musician
When I was 9, I was into T. Rex, Gary Glitter, and Alice Cooper. I knew The Beatles because my nan introduced me to them, but T. Rex was the first band I got into myself. I got 'Metal Guru' a few months after hearing 'Children of the Revolution' in Pwllheli in North Wales at a market.
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Jon Oringer
American Businessman
Rex has photographers around the world - it's a higher touch business: there are a lot of relationships involved. If you throw an event, there are certain photographers you've worked with before and you want there.
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King Princess
American Musician
Growing up with a dad who was a classic-rock guy, I felt out of place with what was happening in pop culture. The Beatles, Zeppelin, T. Rex - that, for me, was the music that could never leave our vocabulary.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Algerian Athlete
Rex Ryan is definitely a very confident individual and, when you have someone who believes firmly in what he's speaking, you naturally absorb it.
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Lena Headey
English Actress
I'm sort of like a T. rex in the world of female actresses. Every time a job is finished, I look at my car and think, 'Could I live in it?
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Rachel Roberts
Welsh Actress
It is very difficult to be taken seriously when you're introduced at a party to somebody as the fourth Mrs. Rex Harrison.
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Nick Saban
American Coach
Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.
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Roger Moore
English Actor
Rex Harrison could be a rather mean-spirited man, and he wasn't regarded very warmly by those who knew him.
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Jack Horner
American Scientist
Dinosaurs replace their teeth throughout their life. And T. rex replaced all of their teeth every year.
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Robert T. Bakker
American Scientist
You could arm-wrestle with a T. rex and win, but you shouldn't because it only makes them mad.
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