milt

[ milt ]

noun

1. the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
2. the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.
3. melt ².

milt

/ mɪlt /

noun

1. the testis of a fish
2. the spermatozoa and seminal fluid produced by a fish
3. rare.
   the spleen of certain animals, esp fowls and pigs

verb

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

milt

/ mĭlt /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of milt¹

before 900; Middle English milte, milt, Old English milte spleen; cognate with German Milz, Middle Dutch milte milt, spleen; akin to melt ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of milt¹

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

Example Sentences

Shirako translates to milt in English, in this case, cod sperm sacs.

From Washington Post

They grabbed fish, one after another, by the tail and slid them down a chute into the hatchery building, to be stripped of their eggs and milt.

From Seattle Times

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Heaton Jolley says the fish eggs and milt, or sperm, are sent to a fish hatchery.

From Washington Times

Salmon are heading up Issaquah Creek to spawn, and staff and volunteers at Issaquah Salmon Hatchery are at work, too, collecting fish for their eggs and milt.

From Seattle Times

Males then curve around the females and release milt, which fertilizes the eggs.

From Washington Times

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