milter
Variant of milt
milt
definition
milt (milt)
noun
- the reproductive glands of male fishes, esp. when filled with germ cells and the milky fluid containing them
- such cells and fluid; fish sperm
Etymology: ME milte, prob. < Scand (as in Norw milt, mjelte), altered (infl. by ON milti, spleen) < base of ON mjolk, milk
adjective
breeding: said of male fishes
transitive verb
to fertilize (fish roe) with milt
Related Forms:
- milter milt′er noun
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