Roe

[rəʊ] or [ro]

Definition

(noun.) the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish.

(noun.) the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster.

(noun.) eggs of female fish.

(noun.) fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture.

Editor: Tod--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A roebuck. See Roebuck.

(n.) The female of any species of deer.

(n.) The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.

(n.) A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

Editor: Tracy

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Roebuck (Capreolus dorcas).[2]. Spawn of fishes.

Editor: Lucius

Definition

n. the eggs or spawn of fishes: a mottled appearance in wood esp. mahogany.—adj. Roed containing roe.

n. a species of deer smaller than the fallow-deer: also the female of the hart.—ns. Roe′buck the male of the roe having usually one front antler and two hinder ones; Roe′buck-berr′y the stone-bramble; Roe′-deer a roebuck or roe.

Edited by Eileen