milt

[ milt ]
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noun
  1. the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.

  2. the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.

Origin of milt

1
before 900; Middle English milte, milt,Old English milte spleen; cognate with German Milz,Middle Dutch milte milt, spleen; akin to melt2

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British Dictionary definitions for milt

milt

/ (mɪlt) /


noun
  1. the testis of a fish

  2. the spermatozoa and seminal fluid produced by a fish

  1. rare the spleen of certain animals, esp fowls and pigs

verb
  1. to fertilize (the roe of a female fish) with milt, esp artificially

Origin of milt

1
Old English milte spleen; in the sense: fish sperm, probably from Middle Dutch milte

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Scientific definitions for milt

milt

[ mĭlt ]


  1. Fish sperm, together with the milky liquid that contains them.

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