Tyrannosaurus regina
Tyrannosaurus regina proper noun: the female of the species Tyrannosaurus rex.
Proper noun
Tyrannosaurus regina
- The female of the species Tyrannosaurus rex.
- In olden days man fought Tyrannosaurus rex; nowadays he battles Tyrannosaurus regina—his wife.1965 January 22, “Time Listings”, in Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, volume 85, number 4, page 2
- A survey published last week found that only five per cent of the men in the entire labour force have wives who don’t work. After I’d read that, I stood in front of the mirror. And there she was, outlined in the twilight, a rare glimpse of a large mammalian female on the verge of extinction. Too...1981 December 23, [Jill Tweedie], “All I ask, Mary, is when you visit, throw me a cream bun, OK: Letters from a fainthearted feminist”, in The Guardian, London; Manchester, page 8
- Used as a name.
- […]in adolescence the developing dinosaur is entrusted to Miss Tyrannosaurus Regina whose long life and virginity ensure her authority:[…]1978, Evan Zimroth, Giselle Considers Her Future, Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, →ISBN, page 45
- “As for the relationship between my mother-in-law and us. The gentlemen of the press have speculated that the Queen — or Tyrannosaurus Regina, as we affectionately call her sometimes . . .”1985 November 7, Pete McMartin, “It’s tough being top people”, in The Sun, volume 99, number 306, Vancouver, B.C., page five
Noun
Tyrannosaurus regina (plural Tyrannosaurus reginas)
- A female Tyrannosaurus rex.
- It’s Tyrannosaurus rex, the largest flesh-eating animal that ever thunked across the earth.[…]It’s made of chicken wire, plastic and rags dipped in gooey glue.[…]Meanwhile, he is in the school, probably looking for a Tyrannosaurus regina.1971 April 29, Kathleen Bowman, “Thunk! A monster is born: Little fingers fashion a Tyrannosaurus rex”, in Enquirer and News, Battle Creek, Mich., page A-12
- Her [Sandra Weintraub’s] next project is a remake of “The Lost World,” the classic about a hidden valley where dinosaurs still exist. Maybe she’ll make the Tyrannosaurus Rex into a Tyrannosaurus Regina.1983 April 3, Eleanor Ringel, “Papa makes write choice”, in The Atlanta Journal □ The Atlanta Constitution, page 1-H
Examples of Tyrannosaurus regina in a sentence
- Too big in the body, too little in the head, Tyrannosaurus Regina.1981 December 23, [Jill Tweedie], “All I ask, Mary, is when you visit, throw me a cream bun, OK: Letters from a fainthearted feminist”, in...
- In the five hebdomadal minutes remaining (usually on Saturday night), it would suddenly leap on tyrannosaurus regina with terrible ineptitude.1982 July 21, Alan Coren, “A Short History”, in Punch, volume 283, number 7392, page 77:
- Janice Riker, the inhuman replica of Tyrannosaurus Regina.1990, Robert Newton Peck, Soup’s Hoop, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 6:
- In short, it was the year of Tyrannosaurus Regina.1993 December 26, Jay Stone, “1993: Everything that could go wrong …”, in The Ottawa Citizen, page F1:
Forms of Tyrannosaurus regina
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Tyrannosaurus Regina |
| alternative form | tyrannosaurus regina |
| alternative form | Tyrannosaura regina |
| alternative form | Tyrannosaura Regina |
| Noun | |
| plural | Tyrannosaurus reginas |
Origin of Tyrannosaurus regina
By replacing rex (Latin rēx (“king”)) of Tyrannosaurus rex with Latin rēgīna (“queen”).
Questions about Tyrannosaurus regina
- What does Tyrannosaurus regina mean?
- Tyrannosaurus regina means the female of the species Tyrannosaurus rex.
- How do you use Tyrannosaurus regina in a sentence?
- Too big in the body, too little in the head, Tyrannosaurus Regina.
- What part of speech is Tyrannosaurus regina?
- Tyrannosaurus regina can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Tyrannosaurus regina in the dictionary
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