Roe1. (n.) A roebuck. See Roebuck.
2. (n.) The female of any species of deer.
3. (n.) The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still enclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.
4. (n.) A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
Thesaurus Entries
Cape elk, Partlet, Virginia deer, albumen, anguille, antelope, biddy, bitch, bossy, brood mare, buck, camel, camelopard, caribou, caviar, cow, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary, eel, egg, egg white, eggshell, eland, elk, ewe, ewe lamb, fallow deer, fawn, filly, fish, fish eggs, gazelle, giraffe, glair, gnu, guinea hen, gyp, hart, hartebeest, heifer, hen, hind, jenny, kaama, kipper, kippered salmon, lioness, mare, moose, mule deer, musk deer, nanny, nanny goat, okapi, ovule, peahen, poisson, red deer, red herring, reindeer, roe deer, roebuck, seafood, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, slut, smoked herring, sow, spawn, springbok, stag, tigress, vitellus, vixen, white, wildebeest, yellow, yolk