variants
or less commonly T-Rex
plural T. rexes also T-Rexes
: tyrannosaurus rex
Though no one can actually time a running dinosaur with a stopwatch, scientists still have some idea of how fast T. rex and his companions ran.—
Lilian T. Hoffecker
Lilian T. HoffeckerWe don't know if T. rex hunted alone or in packs, if it pursued live prey or merely scavenged.—Discover Magazine
Discover MagazineSpielberg's dinosaurs had teeth prominently and terrifyingly on constant display, much like a modern crocodile. [Auburn University professor Thomas] Cullen and his team, however, have shown instead that the T-Rex … had lips that covered their teeth much like a modern monitor lizard.—John West
John WestT. rexes were among the largest meat-eaters on Earth during their reign … 144 million years ago. They had to eat a lot, and often, to support their enormous bodies.—John Johnson Jr.
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The museum also has art—check out a four-foot replica of a titanosaur turd or admire The Stinker, a bronze statue of a T. rex sitting on a toilet inspired by Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The museum that first opened in May 2024 near the Grand Canyon is home to over 7,000 fecal specimens called coprolites from several different species, including the famed T. rex.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
Calling Rose a stage mother is a bit like calling a T. rex a reptile.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
But Persons is of the camp that believes T. rex was indeed a runner.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The museum that first opened in May 2024 near the Grand Canyon is home to over 7,000 fecal specimens called coprolites from several different species, including the famed T. rex.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
Calling Rose a stage mother is a bit like calling a T. rex a reptile.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
But Persons is of the camp that believes T. rex was indeed a runner.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for T. rex
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