roe

¹roe

noun \ˈrō\

plural roe or roes

Definition of ROE

: doe

Origin of ROE

Middle English ro, from Old English rā; akin to Old High German rēh roe

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with ROE

beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo

²roe

noun

Definition of ROE

1

: the eggs of a fish especially when still enclosed in the ovarian membrane

2

: the eggs or ovaries of an invertebrate (as the coral of a lobster)

Origin of ROE

Middle English roof, roughe, row; akin to Old Norse hrogn roe and probably to Lithuanian kurkulai frog's eggs

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Invertebrates (Except Insects) Terms

anemone, cephalopod, quahog