"rex" meaning in English

See rex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rexes [plural]
Etymology: From the Latin rēx (“king”), referring originally to rabbits of the Belgian "castorrex" breed, so named because their fur was similar to that of beavers. Entered English around 1920. Doublet of rajah and roy. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{uder|en|la|rēx||king}} Latin rēx (“king”), {{doublet|en|rajah|roy}} Doublet of rajah and roy Head templates: {{en-noun}} rex (plural rexes)
  1. An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking. Categories (topical): Hair Derived forms: Cornish Rex, Devon Rex, German Rex, Oregon Rex, Selkirk Rex
    Sense id: en-rex-en-noun-GN6Anbf2 Disambiguation of Hair: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 13 1 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 11 1 30 29

Verb

Forms: rexes [present, singular, third-person], rexing [participle, present], rexed [participle, past], rexed [past]
Etymology: From the Latin rēx (“king”), referring originally to rabbits of the Belgian "castorrex" breed, so named because their fur was similar to that of beavers. Entered English around 1920. Doublet of rajah and roy. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{uder|en|la|rēx||king}} Latin rēx (“king”), {{doublet|en|rajah|roy}} Doublet of rajah and roy Head templates: {{en-verb}} rex (third-person singular simple present rexes, present participle rexing, simple past and past participle rexed)
  1. (transitive) To breed (an animal) to have this kind of hair. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Hair Related terms: Rex, Bantersaurus Rex, rex-pat, rex sacrorum, T. rex, Tyrannosaurus rex
    Sense id: en-rex-en-verb-4Mni8yQE Disambiguation of Hair: 47 53 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 13 1 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 11 1 30 29

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