noun
rex
REHKS
noun
1
A king, especially used as a title in ancient Rome or in formal Latin-style titles.
"The old seal was engraved with the Latin word "rex.""
2
An animal, especially a rabbit or cat, with a genetic trait that gives it very short or curly fur.
"The rex rabbit's fur felt like velvet."
name
1
A male given name, from the Latin word for "king," first used as a personal name in the 1800s.
"Her grandfather was named Rex after his own father's nickname."
How to Use Rex
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLatin for "king," now mostly known as a men's first name and a common name for pet dogs.
Common pairings
rex rabbit
rex cat
Word Forms
rexed past tense, rexes plural, reges plural, rexes singular
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Etymology
From Latin rex ("king"). As a name for short-furred rabbits and cats it entered English around 1920, after the "castorrex" rabbit breed.