roe

Type of:

egg

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

Synonyms:

hard roe

Types:

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coral

unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces

caviar, caviare

salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

shad roe

roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently

beluga caviar

roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued

Type of:

seafood

edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc

Type of:

egg

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

Type of:

spawn

the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs