Doe vs. Roe — What's the Difference?

A female deer, especially a female roe, fallow deer, or reindeer.

Roe () or hard roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop, sea urchins, and squid. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes and as a raw ingredient.

A female deer.

The eggs or spawn of a fish, contained within or separated from the ovary, especially when prepared as food. Also called hard roe.

The female of various other mammals, such as antelopes, kangaroos, mice, or rabbits.

The milt-containing testes of a fish, especially when prepared as food. Also called soft roe.

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope, (less commonly goat as nanny is also used).

The eggs or gonads of certain marine invertebrates, such as a lobster or a sea urchin.

A female rabbit.

The eggs of fish.

A female hare.

The sperm of certain fish.

A female squirrel.

The ovaries of certain crustaceans.

A female kangaroo.

A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female of other animals, as the rabbit. See the Note under Buck.

A roebuck. See Roebuck.

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The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male.

Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'

A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.

Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

Eggs of female fish

The egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster

The eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish