roe
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roe (rō)
noun
- fish eggs, esp. when still massed in the ovarian membrane
- the swollen ovaries or expelled eggs of certain crustaceans, as the coral of a lobster
Etymology: ME rowe, rowne, akin to (or < ?) ON hrogn, akin to OHG rogo < IE base *krek- > Latvian kukulis, frog's eggs
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roe (rō)
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