n. 1. Fish sperm, including the seminal fluid. 2. The reproductive glands of male fishes when filled with this fluid. tr.v. milt·ed, milt·ing, milts To fertilize (fish roe) with milt. [Middle English, spleen, milt, probably partly from Middle Dutch milte, spleen, milt, and partly from Old English milte, spleen; see mel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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