milt Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
    soft roe.
  2. noun seminal fluid produced by male fish

WordNet

Milt noun
Etymology
AS. milte; akin to D. milt, G. milz, OHG. milzi, Icel. milti, Dan. milt, Sw. mjälte, and prob. to E. malt, melt. See Malt the grain.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The spleen.
Milt noun
Etymology
Akin to Dan. melk, Sw. mjölke, G. milch, and E. milk. See Milk.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The spermatic fluid of fishes. (b) The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa.
Milt transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

Webster 1913