Roe



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 鱼卵
• ［英］ n. 鱼卵 ( the eggs of a fish in the ovarian membrane)
• ［类］ egg : chicken / roe : silmon ( 鸡生鸡蛋 / 鲑鱼生鱼卵)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural roe or roes)

• Etymology: Middle English ro, from Old English rā; akin to Old High German rēh roe
• Date: before 12th century
• doe

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English roof, roughe, row; akin to Old Norse hrogn roe and probably to Lithuanian kurkulai frog's eggs
• Date: 15th century
• 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)

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