roe
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
roe (rō)
noun pl. roe or roes
a small, agile, graceful European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Etymology: ME ro < OE ra, akin to OHG reho, MDu ree < IE *roiko- < base *rei-, *roi-, striped, spotted > Latvian raibs, colorful, striped, Sans riśya, male antelope
Converse of object
- include: Other species found on the reserve include roe and fallow deer, fox, stoat, harvest mouse and occasional dormouse.
Adjective modifier
- red: Remove the meat from the tail section, the soft greenish liver and any red roe from the head and tail.
- young: My beloved is like a young roe or a young hart.
- black: Into this we added a little black fish roe.
- poor: An appropriate place sensual and promiscuous coverage for a. Working poor roe worth ensuring that.
- fallow: Today fallow, roe, red and Silka deer roam the forest along with the famous New Forest ponies.
- orange: The edible part of the scallop is the pale adductor muscle and orange roe ( coral ).
Modifies a noun
- deer: The main purpose of roe deer hunting is to provide sport.
- population: In addition to deer fences, the roe deer population is culled.
- filet: Carve the roe filet into small medallions, say 3 per person and pour over the sauce.
- antler: A roe deer antler - perhaps used in the grave digging - was discarded on one side of the burial.
Noun used with modifier
- cod: We've also conserved a number of cans containing cod roe.
- salmon: The maki was filled with salmon roe, asparagus, salmon, flakes and some other stuffings and it was gorgeous.
- fish: Or maybe the birds spread the fish roe between lakes.
- herring: I hate to place for locals of herring roe about the sorts.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands a chasing the deer; Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe; My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
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- roentgenogram
- roentgenography
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