fish egg

Spawn from gills

Fish egg refers to the eggs or roe of fish, especially when discussed as food or in biological contexts.

The plural fish eggs is far more common, appearing in descriptions of caviar, salmon roe, or the lifecycle of aquatic species: The female deposits thousands of fish eggs on the riverbed.

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salmon · sturgeon · sea urchin · sushi · sushi roll · briny · translucent · orange · spheres · pop · pop in mouth · burst · delicacy · membrane · clutch · hatch · ocean · salt

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developmental stage

fish eggfingerling

Immature fish, hatchery-sized

fry · fish fry

reproductive role

fish eggmilt

Fish sperm gland

sperm

Family

fish, egg, fishes, fished, fishing, fishy, fishery, fisherman, fishable

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