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roe ¹  (r)

n.

1. The eggs or the egg-laden ovary of a fish.

2. The egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans, such as the lobster.

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[Middle English row, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch roge.]

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roe ²  (r)

n. pl. roe or roes

The roe deer.

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[Middle English ro, from Old English r, rha.]

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Roe [rəʊ]

n

(Law)

Richard Law (formerly) the defendant in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law See also Doe [1]

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roe¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also called hard roe the ovary of a female fish filled with mature eggs

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also called soft roe the testis of a male fish filled with mature sperm

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the ripe ovary of certain crustaceans, such as the lobster

[from Middle Dutch roge, from Old High German roga; related to Old Norse hrogn]

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roe²

n pl roes, roe

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for roe deer

[Old English rā(ha), related to Old High German rēh(o), Old Norse rā]

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roe  (r)

The eggs of a fish, often together with the membrane of the ovary in which they are held.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roe - fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture hard roe seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc coral - unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces caviar, caviare - salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre shad roe - roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently
	2.	roe - eggs of female fish egg - animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
	3.	roe - the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster spawn - the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
	4.	roe - the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish egg - animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

Translations

roe¹ [rəʊ] N (roe or roes (pl)) [of fish] hard roe → hueva f
soft roe → lecha f

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roe² [rəʊ] N (also roe deer) (male) → corzo m; (female) → corza f

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roe [ˈrəʊ] n

(also roe deer) → chevreuil m

[fish] (also hard roe) → œufs mpl de poisson (also soft roe) → laitance f

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roe¹

n pl <-(s)> (species: also roe deer) → Reh nt; roebuck → Rehbock m; roe deer (female) → Reh nt, → Ricke f (spec)

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roe²

n pl <-> (of fish) → Rogen m; hard roe → Rogen m; soft roe → Milch f; herring roe → Heringsrogen m

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roe [rəʊ] n (of fish) hard roe → uova fpl di pesce
soft roe → latte m di pesce

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roe¹

n roe [rəu]

the eggs of fish cod roe. viseiers بَطارِخ السَّمَك، بيْض السَّمَك хайвер jikry rogn; -rogn der Rogen αβγοτάραχο hueva kalamari خاویار mäti oeufs (de poissons) בֵּיצֵי דָגִים एक प्रकार का हिरन ikra halikra telur ikan hrogn uova di pesce 魚卵 어란(魚卵) ikrai ikri; pieņi telur ikan kuit rogn; melke ikra ova icre икра ikry ikre ikra rom ไข่ปลา balık yumurtası 魚卵 ікра مچھلیوں کے انڈے trứng cá 鱼卵

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roe²

n roe [rəu]

a small deer found in Europe and Asia. ree يَحْمور: غزال صَغير يعيش في آسيا сърна srnec, srnka rådyr das Reh ζαρκάδι corzo metskits گوزن کوچک kauris chevreuil אָיַילָה मत्स्यांड, मत्स्य शुक्र srna (naziv za vrstu) kijang rádÿr capriolo のろ鹿 노루 stirna stirna kancil ree rådyr sarna corça căprioară косуля srnec, srn(k)a srna srna rådjur กวางขนาดเล็กชนิดหนึ่ง สง่างามและปราดเปรียว karaca 獐鹿 козуля چھوٹا ہرن con hoẵng 獐