Hart vs. Roe — What's the Difference?

An adult male deer, especially a red deer over five years old.

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 male deer, especially a male red deer over five years old.

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

A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

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

A male red deer or one of related species.

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

Obsolete spelling of heart

The eggs of fish.

A stag; the male of the red deer. See the Note under Buck.

The sperm of certain fish.

United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)

The ovaries of certain crustaceans.

United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)

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

Male red deer

A roebuck. See Roebuck.

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.

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