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roe
(roʊ)
Word forms: plural roes
variable noun
Roe is the eggs or sperm of a fish, which is eaten as food.
...cod's roe.
roe in British English 1
(rəʊ)
noun
1. Also called: hard roe
the ovary of a female fish filled with mature eggs
2. Also called: soft roe
the testis of a male fish filled with mature sperm
3.
the ripe ovary of certain crustaceans, such as the lobster
Word origin
C15: from Middle Dutch roge, from Old High German roga; related to Old Norse hrognroe in British English 2
(rəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural roes or roe
short for roe deer
Word origin
Old English rā(ha), related to Old High German rēh(o), Old Norse rāRoe in British English
(rəʊ)
noun
Richard Roe
roe in American English 1
(roʊ)
noun
1.
fish eggs, esp. when still massed in the ovarian membrane
2.
the swollen ovaries or expelled eggs of certain crustaceans, as the coral of a lobster
Word origin
ME rowe, rowne, akin to (or < ?) ON hrogn, akin to OHG rogo < IE base *krek- > Latvian kukulis, frog's eggsroe in American English 2
(roʊ)
nounWord forms: plural roe or roes
a small, agile, graceful European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capreolus)
: also called roe deer Word origin
ME ro < OE ra, akin to OHG reho, MDu ree < IE *roiko- < base *rei-, *roi-, striped, spotted > Latvian raibs, colorful, striped, Sans riśya, male antelopeImage ofroe
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Examples of 'roe' in a sentenceroe
- unconformably
- unconforming
- unconformities
- unconformity
- unconformity trap
- unconfounded
- unconfuse
- unconfusedly
- uncongeal
- uncongenial
- uncongeniality
- unconjectured
- unconjugal
- unconjugated
- unconjunctive
- unconnected
- unconnectedly
- unconnectedness
- unconniving
- unconquerable
- unconquerably
- unconquered
- unconscientious
- unconscionable
- unconscionableness