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roe1 definition

roe (rō)

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

Etymology: ME rowe, rowne, akin to (or < ?) ON hrogn, akin to OHG rogo < IE base *krek- > Latvian kukulis, frog's eggs

roe2 definition

roe (rō)

noun pl. roe or roes

a small, agile, graceful European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capreolus)
also called roe deer

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

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