Roe is a noun referring to a young female deer, or more generally to deer meat in informal use (roe). In biology and hunting contexts, it denotes the animal itself or its meat; in broader common usage, it can appear in phrases like roe fillet. The term also carries legal-historical weight in Roe v. Wade discussions, but is most commonly heard as the animal name. Pronounced with a long “oh” sound, it is a monosyllabic word in standard varieties.
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