Etymology

Tyrannosaurus regina

Today it means: A female Tyrannosaurus rex. Full definition →

Latin rēgīna
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromrēgīna“queen”
  2. English todayTyrannosaurus regina

By replacing rex (Latin rēx (“king”)) of Tyrannosaurus rex with Latin rēgīna (“queen”).

Words from the same roots

Latinrēgīna all →

reginareginacide

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