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rexes

rexes is the plural of rex.

Meaning of rex

Noun

rex (plural rexes or (rare, sense 1 only) reges)

  1. A king, particularly in ancient Rome.
    • And though the sturdy patrician nobility had already gained ground, though the reges attempted gradually to enlarge the scope of their functions—all this does not change the elementary and fundamental character of the constitution, and this alone is essential.1902, Frederick Engels, translated by Ernest Untermann, “Gens and State in Rome”, in The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, Chicago, Ill.: Charles H[ope] Kerr & Company, →OCLC...
  2. An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.

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Phrases with rexes

Questions about rexes

What is rexes the plural of?
Rexes is the plural of rex.

Words near rexes in the dictionary

  1. rexed
  2. Rexed lamina
  3. Rexed laminae
  4. rexer
  5. rexers
  6. rexes
  7. Rexford
  8. rexie
  9. rexine
  10. rexing
  11. rexinoid

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