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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 ¹

Noun

the ovary and eggs of a female fish, sometimes eaten as food [Middle Dutch roge]

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roe ² or roe deer

Noun

a small graceful deer with short antlers [Old English rā(ha)]

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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

roe [rəu] n (species) (also: roe deer) → corzo; [of fish]: hard/soft roe → hueva/lecha

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roe [rəu] n (= species) (also: roe deer) → chevreuil m [of fish] (also: hard roe) → œufs mpl de poisson;

soft roe → laitance f

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roe [rəu] n (Culin);

hard roe → Rogen m;

soft roe → Milch f

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roe [rəu] n (species) (also: roe deer) → capriolo; [of fish] (also: 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 물고기의 알 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