milt (redirected from milting)

milt  (mlt)

n.

1.

a. Fish sperm, including the seminal fluid.

b. The reproductive glands of male fishes when filled with this fluid.

2. The spleen of certain vertebrate animals, such as cows or pigs.

tr.v. milt·ed, milt·ing, milts

To fertilize (fish roe) with milt.

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[Middle English, roe, spleen, partly from Middle Dutch milte and partly from Old English milte, spleen; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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milt [mɪlt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the testis of a fish

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the spermatozoa and seminal fluid produced by a fish

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Rare the spleen of certain animals, esp fowls and pigs

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) 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  (mlt)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	milt - fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture soft roe seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
	2.	milt - seminal fluid produced by male fish fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" come, cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid, seed - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Translations

milt [mɪlt] N → lecha f

milt

n (Fishing) → Milch f