milt

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
milt  (milt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fishthe sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
  2. Fishthe testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion.
  3. melt2.
  • bef. 900; Middle English milte, milt, Old English milte spleen; cognate with German Milz, Middle Dutch milte milt, spleen; akin to melt2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
milt /mɪlt/ 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
  1. to fertilize (the roe of a female fish) with milt, esp artificially
Etymology: Old English milte spleen; in the sense: fish sperm, probably from Middle Dutch milte
'milt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
laitance - melt - milter - roe - soft roe

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