milt
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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 • Nov. 29, 2020
“Even one drop of milt can fertilize 1,000 eggs,” Nehring said.
From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2017
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They’re so full of milt and roe that there’s no room in their stomachs for food.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2016
He then reached into the vat and scooped up a huge handful of milt.
From New York Times • May 13, 2011
The changes in the internal organs, as found on post-mortem examinations, are briefly as follows: The spleen, or milt, is much larger than in healthy animals.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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