roe
English Thesaurus
1. the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | egg, |
| definition | : | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds (noun.animal) |
2. the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | spawn, |
| definition | : | the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs (noun.animal) |
3. eggs of female fish (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | egg, |
| definition | : | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | fish, |
| definition | : | any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills (noun.animal) |
4. fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | seafood, |
| definition | : | edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | coral, |
| definition | : | unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | caviar, caviare, |
| definition | : | salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | shad roe, |
| definition | : | roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently (noun.food) |
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