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milt
(mĭlt)n.
1. Fish sperm, including the seminal fluid.
2. The reproductive glands of male fishes when filled with this fluid.
tr.v. milt·ed, milt·ing, milts
To fertilize (fish roe) with milt.
[Middle English, spleen, milt, probably partly from Middle Dutch milte, spleen, milt, and partly from Old English milte, spleen; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
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milt
(mɪlt)n
1. (Zoology) the testis of a fish
2. (Zoology) the spermatozoa and seminal fluid produced by a fish
3. (Zoology) rare the spleen of certain animals, esp fowls and pigs
vb
(Zoology) to fertilize (the roe of a female fish) with milt, esp artificially
[Old English milte spleen; in the sense: fish sperm, probably from Middle Dutch milte]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
milt
(mɪlt)n.
1. the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
2. the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.
3. melt 2.
[before 900; Middle English milte, milt, Old English milte spleen]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
milt
(mĭlt) Fish sperm, together with the milky liquid that contains them.
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milt
Past participle: milted
Gerund: milting
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Milt
Another name for the spleen, an organ meat sometimes eaten.
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| Noun | 1. | milt - fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc |
| 2. | milt - seminal fluid produced by male fish fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" come, seminal fluid, seed - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
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milt
n (Fishing) → Milch f
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