roe

Sushi bar delicacy

Roe is fish eggs, especially when still clustered in the ovarian membrane and used as food.

Salmon roe and flying fish roe appear in sushi; sturgeon roe becomes caviar.

The word also names a small European deer, more fully called roe deer: A roe bounded across the meadow.

fisheggs

caviar

Cured fish eggs

sac · orange · briny · cured · salted · pressed · lumpfish · paddlefish · sturgeon · shad

delicacy

caviar

Cured fish eggs

  • gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
  • luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
  • umamiFifth taste sensation

delicacy · garnish · blini · crème fraîche · champagne · appetizer · canapé · connoisseur · epicurean · savor

sushi

tobiko

Flying fish roe

  • masagoCapelin fish eggs
  • nigiriHand-formed rice with topping
  • makiRolled sushi in seaweed

sashimi · nori · wasabi · soy sauce · ginger · chopsticks · rice · seaweed · salmon · uni

reproduction

spawn

Aquatic eggs or generate

  • spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells
  • miltFish sperm gland

fertilization · gravid · fry · alevin · larvae · hatchling · brood · fecundity · ovary · gametes

deer

doe

Adult female deer

  • buckMale deer or dollar
  • fawnYoung deer, or flatter
  • antlersBranching cervid headgear

forest · woodland · grazing · browsing · herbivore · meadow · underbrush · camouflage · hoofed · ungulate

salmon

spawning

Releasing eggs to reproduce

  • alevinLarval salmon stage
  • fryCook in hot fat
  • parrImmature salmon with markings

smolt · grilse · fingerling · upstream · migration · hatchery · anadromous · chinook · sockeye · coho

Categories
Opposites
fish anatomy/edible parts

roefillet

Boneless meat portion

flesh · muscle · loin · steak · muscle tissue

life stage/reproductive status

roefry

Cook in hot fat

fingerling · hatchling · alevin · spawn

deer terminology (roe deer)

roemoose

Largest cervid, northern forests

elk · red deer · wapiti · caribou · mule deer

Phrases
Family

roes, roebuck

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G