milt
Americannoun
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the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
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the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.
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melt.
noun
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the testis of a fish
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the spermatozoa and seminal fluid produced by a fish
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rare the spleen of certain animals, esp fowls and pigs
verb
Etymology
Origin of milt
before 900; Middle English milte, milt, Old English milte spleen; cognate with German Milz, Middle Dutch milte milt, spleen; akin to melt 2
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 29, 2020
“Although we usually hope to catch more fish that are producing more milt, we are still jumping for joy with this.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2017
They’re so full of milt and roe that there’s no room in their stomachs for food.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2016
Traditionally, the practice entailed killing fertile salmon and hand-mixing eggs and male milt, or sperm, then raising the offspring packed in containers or pools.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2016
The eggs are first expressed into tin pans, milt is pressed upon them, and after they are thoroughly mixed together, water is added.
From New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century by Various
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