rex

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noun \ ˈreks \

Definition of rex

plural rexes or rex

:an animal (such as a domestic rabbit or cat) showing a genetic recessive variation in which the guard hairs are very short, sparse, or entirely lacking — compare cornish rex, devon rex

Recent Examples of rex from the Web

From seeing the Beatles play at the Cavern, to watching tyrannosaurus rex skeletons come alive in museums, the opportunities to enhance cultural experiences are limitless.

— jay samit, Fortune, "Here Are 10 Kinds of Apps That Could Make AR the Killer Feature on the Next iPhone," 16 Aug. 2017
Almost all theropods—the group of fierce predators that included Tyrannosaurus rex—were hypercarnivorous, eating a diet of more than 70% meat.

— carolyn gramling, Science | AAAS, "Scientists struggle to fit this strange vegetarian dinosaur into the family tree," 15 Aug. 2017
The species lived about 10 million years before T. rex.

— Washington Post, "Neutron beams, x-rays reveal more about T. rex relative," 15 Aug. 2017
The game lets players push a cartoon Trump off a rocky precipice, into a volcano, down a New York manhole or into the mouth of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

— lisa gutierrez, kansascity, "‘Push Trump Off a Cliff Again’ game draws fire, gets a nudge from Rosie O’Donnell," 19 July 2017
Still, that's not to say a speed-walking T. rex heading your way wouldn't be terrifying.

— sarah begley, Time, "Turns Out T. Rex Would’ve Broken its Tiny Legs if it Tried to Run," 19 July 2017
With one drive, there is no doubt that the six-banger, with the aid of innovative turbos sucking in air with the purposeful snarl of a T. rex, is capable.

— kevin sintumuang, Esquire, "Ford's New $450,000 GT Makes a Fool Out of Ferrari—Again," 19 July 2017
Not even T. rex had bigger serrations on its teeth, Dal Sasso says.

— traci watson, USA TODAY, "Prehistoric giant croc had T-Rex teeth," 4 July 2017
The smaller specimen appears to be either a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or a Nanotyrannus, a dwarf species, rarely documented, the very existence of which some scientists dispute.

— mike sager, Smithsonian, "Will the Public Ever Get to See the “Dueling Dinosaurs”?," 28 June 2017

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