milt

Example Sentences

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Shirako translates to milt in English, in this case, cod sperm sacs.

From Washington Post

They grabbed fish, one after another, by the tail and slid them down a chute into the hatchery building, to be stripped of their eggs and milt.

From Seattle Times

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Heaton Jolley says the fish eggs and milt, or sperm, are sent to a fish hatchery.

From Washington Times

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.

From Seattle Times

Males then curve around the females and release milt, which fertilizes the eggs.

From Washington Times