(亦作hard roe)［mass noun］
1- the mass of eggs contained in the ovaries of a female fish or shellfish, especially when ripe and used as food; the full ovaries themselves鱼卵（尤指用作食物的成熟鱼卵）; 卵巢。
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soft roe
the ripe testes of a male fish, especially when used as food雄鱼生殖腺; （尤指用作食物的）鱼白。
词源
late Middle English: related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch roge.
(亦作roe deer)
(复同单, 或roes)
1- a small Eurasian deer which lacks a visible tail and has a reddish summer coat that turns greyish in winter（分布于欧亚大陆的）狍。
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- Genus Capreolus, family Cervidae: two species, in particular the European roe deer (C. capreolus).狍属, 鹿科：2种, 尤指欧洲的狍（拉丁名C. capreolus）。
词源
Old English rā（ha）, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ree and German Reh.