milt
noun
ˈmilt 
: the sperm-containing fluid of a male fish
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Another worker grabs each male fish and twists the tail, squeezing out milt that will fertilize the eggs. 
Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 The eggs are only permeable for a matter of seconds, said Leist, so the males must move in and release their milt, a milky substance containing millions of sperm, immediately after the female spawns. Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2022 Squirt — Males are bent and squeezed by an assembly line worker in a manner that shoots their milt into little plastic cups with dart-throwing precision. jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021 The eggs are mixed with milt from male fish and delivered to state hatcheries where the resulting fish are raised to fingerling or yearling sizes, depending on stocking strategies. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2020 Walleye are broadcast spawners, spraying eggs and milt on gravel and limestone reefs in Lake Erie and in the Sandusky and Maumee rivers. D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 13 July 2019 Salmon are heading up Issaquah Creek to spawn, and staff and volunteers at Issaquah Salmon Hatchery are at work, too, collecting fish for their eggs and milt. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 2 Oct. 2018 Salmon milt is being used as a substitute for silicon in computers and in LED lighting. Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2018 Eggs are then deposited and males curve around the female and release milt that flows into the nest and fertilizes the eggs. Ernie Cowan Outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Apr. 2018 See More
Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 The eggs are only permeable for a matter of seconds, said Leist, so the males must move in and release their milt, a milky substance containing millions of sperm, immediately after the female spawns. Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2022 Squirt — Males are bent and squeezed by an assembly line worker in a manner that shoots their milt into little plastic cups with dart-throwing precision. jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021 The eggs are mixed with milt from male fish and delivered to state hatcheries where the resulting fish are raised to fingerling or yearling sizes, depending on stocking strategies. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2020 Walleye are broadcast spawners, spraying eggs and milt on gravel and limestone reefs in Lake Erie and in the Sandusky and Maumee rivers. D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 13 July 2019 Salmon are heading up Issaquah Creek to spawn, and staff and volunteers at Issaquah Salmon Hatchery are at work, too, collecting fish for their eggs and milt. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 2 Oct. 2018 Salmon milt is being used as a substitute for silicon in computers and in LED lighting. Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2018 Eggs are then deposited and males curve around the female and release milt that flows into the nest and fertilizes the eggs. Ernie Cowan Outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from Middle Dutch milte milt of fish, spleen; akin to Old English milte spleen — more at melt
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
milt
noun
ˈmilt
: the sperm-containing fluid of a male fish
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