Rex
Appearance
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Rex is Latin for "king", see Rex (king). Specifically, it was the title of the kings of ancient Rome.
The term may also refer to:
People
- Rex (given name), for people with the given name "Rex"
- Rex (surname), for people with the surname "Rex"
- Mad Dog Rex, a professional wrestler from All-Star Wrestling
- Moondog Rex, an American professional wrestler
- Rex King, an American professional wrestler
- Rex (artist), a gay pornographic artist
Places
- Rex, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Clayton County, United States
- Rex, North Carolina, a census-designated place in Robeson County, United States
- Rex River, a river in the U.S. state of Washington
- Mount Rex, an isolated mountain in Antarctica
Literature and performing arts
- Oedipus Rex, a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, also known as Oedipus Tyrannus or Oedipus the King
- Oedipus rex (opera), an opera by Igor Stravinsky
- Rex (musical), a stage musical, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Biology
Animals
Taxonomy
- -rex, a taxonomic suffix used to describe certain large animals
Cat
- A breed of cat named the Cornish Rex
- A breed of cat named the Devon Rex
Dinosaur
- A species of dinosaur named the Tyrannosaurus rex
Dog
- A dog named "Rex", once owned by Ronald Reagan
Fish
- A species of flatfish named the Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus)
Horse
- A horse named Rex the Wonder Horse, star of 15 Hollywood motion pictures
Rabbit
- One of at least three types of rabbit fur collectively known as "rex fur"
- One of at least nine breeds of rabbit collectively known as rex rabbits
- The Rex rabbit breed that is recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association
- An extinct species of giant rabbit, the Nuralagus rex
Biochemistry
- Oligosaccharide reducing-end xylanase, an enzyme
Transportation
Land
- BMW i3 REx, range extender variant of the all-electric BMW i3
- Subaru Rex, a Japanese Kei car
- Subaru Impreza WRX, a car referred to as "Rex"
- Rex-Acme, a premier British motorcycle company of early 1900s, originally Rex
Sea
- SS Rex, an Italian luxury ship, sunk by Allied bombers off the coast of Slovenia in 1944
Air
- Dudek Rex, a Polish paraglider design
- Regional Express Airlines (aka Rex), an Australian airline
- The IATA airport code for the General Lucio Blanco International Airport in Reynosa, Mexico
- Reporting name for the Kawanishi N1K Japanese Fighter
Energy and fuels
- Rockies Express Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline built across the United States
- Rex Energy, an independent energy company
- Rex International Holding, an oil and gas company headquartered in Singapore
Music
- Rex (band), an alternative rock band
- Rex (Live at the Fillmore), a 2008 album by Keller Williams, Keith Moseley and Jeff Austin
- Rex Records, the name of several record companies
- T. Rex (band), British rock band formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan
Computing and technology
- The REX prefix used by the x86-64 instruction encoding
- REXX (originally named Rex), a computer programming language
- .rex (disambiguation) file extensions used by REXX and REX2
- REX 5000, a series of personal digital assistants
- REX 6000, a series of personal digital assistants
- Rex (software), a remote execution, configuration management and software deployment system
- Rex (video game), a 1988 game for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC
- REX, an audio file format; see REX2
- REX OS, a real-time operating system developed by Qualcomm
- Samsung REX, a series of affordable feature phones
- REX, an abbreviation for "request to exit", a push-button or motion detector used for access control
Fictional characters
Film
- Rex Lewis, a character from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Rex Manning, the former 80s pop idol in the 1995 film Empire Records
- Rex (Toy Story), a toy character from Disney/Pixar's Toy Story series
- Rex (Police dog), a fictional character from the police drama television series Inspector Rex
- Rex, the sheepdog from the 1995 Academy Award-winning film Babe
- Rex, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a character in animated film We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
- Rex Kwon Do, a martial arts choreographer in the 2004 cult film Napoleon Dynamite
- Rex, Lori's boss in the film Ted
- Rex (film), alternative name for Megan Leavey (film)
Animated television series
- Rex Banner, a one-time character in The Simpsons appearing in the episode "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
- Rex Raptor, a recurring character in the 4kids version of Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Rex Salazar, the main title character from the animated show Generator Rex
- Rex, the title character in the claymation series Rex the Runt
- Captain Rex, the clone trooper captain who served as General Anakin Skywalker's second-in-command in the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Live-action television series
- Rex Balsom, a character on the soap opera One Life to Live
- Rex Brady, a character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Rex Buckland, a character in the series Charmed
- Inspector Rex, an Austrian police dog in the series of the same name
- Rex (Canadian TV series), an upcoming Canadian television series based on the Austrian original
- Rex (Slovak TV series), a Slovak television series based on the Austrian original
- Rex (Primeval), a Coelurosauravus-like reptile in the series Primeval
- Rex Van de Kamp, a character in the series Desperate Housewives
- Rex Britten, a character in the series Awake
- Rex Powers, a dummy in the series Victorious
Other fiction
- Rex the Small Green railway engine, a locomotive in The Railway Series books and the spin-off series Thomas and Friends
- Rex (NX Files), a character in the action adventure web-show NX Files
- Metal Gear REX, a mecha from the video game, Metal Gear Solid
- Rex the Wonder Dog, a DC Comics superhero dog
- Rex Morgan, M.D., a comic strip and its title character
- Rex, a character from the video game Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- T-Rex, a Vivosaur character from the video game Fossil Fighters series
- Lord Rex, a super evolve Vivosaur character from the sequel video game Fossil Fighters: Champions
Other
- Rex parade, of the Carnival season in New Orleans
- Rex, king of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Carnival
- Rex Architecture P.C., an architecture and design firm based in New York City, United States
- Rex 84, a plan by the United States to test their ability to detain large numbers of American citizens
- Rex (chair), a foldable chair
- The Rex Streak, a streak of 20 consecutive shows on The Jim Rome Show in which a person named "Rex" was interviewed
- Rex, the dinosaur mascot of the Calgary Dinos athletic teams at the University of Calgary
- Rexism, a fascist political movement and ideology in Belgium
- Rex, a title on coins of British kings
- the MP412 REX, a Russian handgun
- REX, the Regents External Degree program, a former name of Excelsior College
- Rex Center, a former building in Lowell, Massachusetts