1.
[syn: milt, soft roe]
2. seminal fluid produced by male fish;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Milt \Milt\, n. [AS. milte; akin to D. milt, G. milz, OHG.
milzi, Icel. milti, Dan. milt, Sw. mj[aum]lte, and prob. to
E. malt, melt. [root]108. See Malt the grain.] (Anat.)
The spleen.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Milt \Milt\, n. [Akin to Dan. melk, Sw. mj["o]lke, G. milch, and
E. milk. See Milk.] (Zool.)
(a) The spermatic fluid of fishes.
(b) The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with
spermatozoa.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Milt \Milt\, v. t.
To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
milt
n 1: fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a
creamy texture [syn: milt, soft roe]
2: seminal fluid produced by male fish