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Devon rex

noun

Definition of DEVON REX

:  any of a breed of large-eared cats having a very short wavy or curly coat with sparse guard hairs
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Origin of DEVON REX

Devon, England
First Known Use: 1972

Rhymes with DEVON REX

belowdecks, biconvex, circumflex, Cornish rex, cross-index, gentle sex, googolplex, haruspex, intersex, Malcolm X, megaplex, Middlesex, multiplex, oral sex, PBX, pontifex, price index, retroflex, spinifex, subindex, thumb index, unisex

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