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31Roe — Recorded as Roe and the rare Wroe, this is an English surname. It has several possible origins. Perhaps the most likely is as a medieval nichkname from the Old French word roi , meaning king, and hence denoting someone who behaved in a regal… …
32roe — n. 1) to spawn roe 2) hard; soft roe * * * [rəʊ] soft roe hard to spawn roe …
33roe — stirna statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Capreolus capreolus angl. European roe deer; roe; roe deer; roe buck vok. europäisches Reh; Reh rus. косуля pranc. cerf chevreuil; chevreuil commun; chevreuil… …
34roe — 1. n. 1 (also hard roe) the mass of eggs in a female fish s ovary. 2 (also soft roe) the milt of a male fish. Phrases and idioms: roe stone oolite. Derivatives: roed adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME row(e), rough …
35roe — I. noun (plural roe or roes) Etymology: Middle English ro, from Old English rā; akin to Old High German rēh roe Date: before 12th century doe II. noun Etymology: Middle English roof, roughe, row; akin to Old Norse hrogn …
36roe — {{11}}roe (1) fish eggs, c.1400, corresponding to O.N. hrogn, Flem. rog, M.L.G. and M.Du. roge, O.H.G. rogo roe, from P.Gmc. *khrugna, corresponding to PIE *qreq spawn (Cf. Lith. kurkle, Rus. krjak spawn of frogs ). Exact relations of the… …
37roe — roe1 noun 1》 (also hard roe) the mass of eggs contained in the ovaries of a female fish or shellfish, especially when ripe and used as food. 2》 (soft roe) the ripe testes of a male fish, especially when used as food. Origin ME: related to Mid.… …
38roe — I [[t]roʊ[/t]] n. 1) ich the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish 2) ivt the eggs of certain crustaceans, as lobsters • Etymology: 1425–75; row, roo, roof, prob. < MDroge, c. OHG rogo II roe [[t]roʊ[/t]] n. pl …
39roe — I. /roʊ / (say roh) noun 1. the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish (hard roe). 2. the milt or sperm of the male fish (soft roe). {Middle English row(e), from Middle Dutch roge} II. /roʊ / (say roh) noun (plural …
40roe — [[t]ro͟ʊ[/t]] roes N VAR: oft supp N Roe is the eggs or sperm of a fish, which is eaten as food. ...smoked cod s roe …
