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FULL ROE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cod roe
1, record 1, English, cod%20roe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Code roe. The roes are the eggs from mature female fish. A full roe consists of two lobes joined together by membrane, the eggs being held together in translucent skin. They can vary in colour from pink to deep red. 2, record 1, English, - cod%20roe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cod roe: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - cod%20roe
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cod roes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- œuf de morue
1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Buf%20de%20morue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les œufs de morue sont vendus frais, cuits à l'eau, fumés, en conserve, congelés, salés ou sous forme de caviar de morue et de saucisse de rogue de morue. Ils sont aussi vendus frits, chauds ou froids. 2, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Buf%20de%20morue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
œuf de morue : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Buf%20de%20morue
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oeufs de morue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spent herring
1, record 2, English, spent%20herring
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spent or skotten herring have lost all their milt or roe, and are in a very poor condition, having no fat about their intestines... The spent herring... rapidly leave the coast and retire into deeper water, where they remain for a time and then return as maties to the shallows, and develop their reproductive organs, becoming full herring in the course of three or four months... 2, record 2, English, - spent%20herring
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The male and spent herring are usually discarded as waste products, although small amounts are used for fish meal, silage and pet food production. 3, record 2, English, - spent%20herring
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hareng vide
1, record 2, French, hareng%20vide
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hareng gai 1, record 2, French, hareng%20gai
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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