rex

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
  2. An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.
动词 v.
  1. To breed (an animal) to have this kind of hair. transitive

词形变化

rexes plural reges error-unknown-tag,plural,rare rexes present,singular,third-person rexing participle,present rexed participle,past rexed past

词汇关系

衍生词
Cornish Rex Devon Rex German Rex Oregon Rex Selkirk Rex

词源

词源 1
From 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.
词源 2
From 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.
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