roe Definition

roe¹
noun

1. The mass of mature eggs contained in the ovaries of a female fish.

Form: hard roe (also)
2. The testis of a male fish containing mature sperm.

Form: soft roe (also)
3. Either of these used as food. See also caviar.

Derivative: roed
adj

Containing roe.

Etymology: 15c.

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roe²
roe deer
noun

roes, roe
1. A small deer, native to Europe and Asia, with a reddish-brown coat and white underparts in summer, turning greyish-fawn in winter, a white rump and virtually no tail.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ra and rahdeor.