roe

[roe]

Eggs of female fish

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A roebuck. See Roebuck.

Noun
the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish

Noun
the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster

Noun
eggs of female fish

Noun
fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture


n.
A roebuck. See Roebuck.

n.
The female of any species of deer.

n.
The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.

n.
A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.


Roe

Roe , n. [OE. ro, AS. r'beh; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel. r'be, SW. r'86.] (Zo'94l.) (a) A roebuck. See Roebuck. (b) The female of any species of deer.

Roe

Roe, n. [For roan, OE. rowne, akin to G. rogen, OHG. rogan, Icel. hrogn, Dan. rogn, ravn, Sw. rom; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. pebble, Skr. arkar'be gravel.] 1. (Zo'94l.) The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male. 2. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

A roebuck. See Roebuck.

The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.

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Usage Examples

It's possible that the 2012 general-election race will be the least overtly religious one since 1972, the last campaign before Roe v. Wade and the rise of Jimmy Carter brought evangelicalism into the political mainstream. That's because faith remains a complicated issue for Obama, who is still wrongly thought to be a Muslim in some quarters.

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Other Usage Examples

Even those who, like me, believe that Roe v. Wade and the decisions elaborating on reproductive rights were constitutionally correct must recognize that, for many on the right, the sudden and relatively sloppily reasoned character of the abortion rulings... did real damage to the Court's reputation as a relatively neutral arbiter of legal disputes.

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