The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
milt — [milt] n. [ME milte, prob. < Scand (as in Norw milt, mjelte), altered (infl. by ON milti, spleen) < base of ON mjolk,MILK] 1. the reproductive glands of male fishes, esp. when filled with germ cells and the milky fluid containing them 2.… … English World dictionary
Milt — Milt, v. t. To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
milt — /milt/, n. 1. the sperm containing secretion of the testes of fishes. 2. the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion. 3. melt2. [bef. 900; ME milte, milt, OE milte spleen; c. G Milz, MD milte milt, spleen; akin to MELT2] * * * … Universalium
milt — (n.) O.E. milte spleen, from P.Gmc. *miltjo (Cf. O.Fris milte, M.Du. milte, Du. milt spleen, milt of fish, O.H.G. milzi, Ger. milz, O.N. milti). Meaning fish sperm is late 15c … Etymology dictionary
Milt — Milt, n. [Akin to Dan. melk, Sw. mj[ o]lke, G. milch, and E. milk. See {Milk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The spermatic fluid of fishes. (b) The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
milt — milt. См. сперма. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
milt — sb., en, e, ene … Dansk ordbog
milt|er — «MIHL tuhr», noun. a male fish in breeding season … Useful english dictionary
Milt — For the alternate meaning of milt as spleen , see spleen. Milt is also the abbreviation for the orchid genus Miltonia. Milt is the seminal fluid of fish, mollusks, and certain other water dwelling animals who reproduce by spraying this fluid,… … Wikipedia
milt — ha·milt; milt·er; milt; … English syllables
