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Roe
Roe
,Noun.
[OE.
ro
, AS. rāh
; akin to D. ree
, G. reh
, Icel. rā
, SW. rå
.] (Zool.)
(a)
A roebuck. See
Roebuck
. (b)
The female of any species of deer.
Roe
,Noun.
[For
roan
, OE. rowne
, akin to G. rogen
, OHG. rogan
, Icel. hrogn
, Dan. rogn
, ravn
, Sw. rom
; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] pebble, Skr. [GREEK]arkarā
gravel.] 1.
(Zool.)
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.