noun
1.
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
2.
the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.
3.
melt2.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English milte, milt, Old English milte spleen; cognate with German Milz, Middle Dutch milte milt, spleen; akin to melt2
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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milt (mɪlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 4. | 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] | |
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milt  (mĭlt) Pronunciation Key
Fish sperm, together with the milky liquid that contains them. |
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