noun the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
the milt or sperm of the male fish.
the eggs of any of various crustaceans, as the coral of the lobster.
Origin of roe 1 1400–50; late Middle English rowe; cognate with Old High German rogo
noun, plural roes, (especially collectively ) roe. Origin of roe 2 before 900; Middle English roo, Old English rā, rāha; cognate with German Reh
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Related Words for roe delicacy ,
relish ,
spawn ,
ovum ,
rudiment ,
germ ,
nucleus ,
bud ,
cackle ,
oospore ,
cackleberry Examples from the Web for roe Contemporary Examples of roe They were busily implementing these in cases like Roe v. Wade when a right-wing insurgency took them by surprise.
Prior to Roe v. Wade, nearly one-fifth of maternal deaths in America were due to illegal abortions.
And worryingly, 20 years after Roe vs. Wade, only 12 percent of OB-GYN programs taught abortion techniques.
The abortion rate in the U.S. has reached its lowest level since Roe v Wade.
Advocates on both sides are celebrating and condemning Roe and its implications at events in Washington and across the country.
Historical Examples of roe Saying this, he sprung away like the roe upon the mountains.
The jury decided that Roe was guilty of the act, and remanded him for trial.
Here comes Romeo, here comes Romeo—without his roe , like a dried herring.
The Roe was a freight-boat, "as slow as an island and as comfortable as a farm."
Be thou like to a roe , or a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
British Dictionary definitions for roe noun Also called: hard roe the ovary of a female fish filled with mature eggs
Also called: soft roe the testis of a male fish filled with mature sperm
the ripe ovary of certain crustaceans, such as the lobster
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Word Origin for roe C15: from Middle Dutch roge , from Old High German roga ; related to Old Norse hrogn
Word Origin for roe Old English rā (ha ), related to Old High German rēh (o ), Old Norse rā
noun Richard Roe law (formerly) the defendant in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law See also Doe (def. 1) Show More
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Word Origin and History for roe n.1 "fish eggs," mid-15c., probably from an unrecorded Old English *hrogn , from Proto-Germanic *khrugna (cf. Old Norse hrogn , Danish rogn , Swedish rom , Flemish rog , Middle Low German and Middle Dutch roge , Old High German rogo , German Rogen "roe"), from PIE *krek- "frog spawn, fish eggs" (cf. Lithuanian kurkle , Russian krjak "spawn of frogs"). Exact relations of the Germanic words are uncertain.
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n.2 "small deer," Old English ra , from raha , from Proto-Germanic *raikhaz (cf. Old Norse ra , Old Saxon reho , Middle Dutch and Dutch ree , Old High German reh , German Reh "roe"), of uncertain origin; perhaps from PIE root *rei- "streaked, spotted, striped in various colors."
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The eggs of a fish, often together with the membrane of the ovary in which they are held.
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