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| roe [ rō ] |
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1. fish eggs: a mass of mature fish eggs, especially when still inside the ovarian sac, sometimes eaten cooked
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2. fish sperm: a mass of mature fish sperm, especially when it is still inside the testicular sac
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3. crustacean eggs: a mass of mature eggs of some crustaceans, e.g. lobsters, especially when still inside the ovarian sac
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| [15th century. < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German roge] |
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