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
A ripe fish is at its peak spawning time, meaning it will have a viable amount of milt or eggs.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 24, 2017
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
One morning, hours before the arctic dawn broke, I accompanied Olafsson to the plant where he obtains his milt.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2011
Besides, did any one ever succeed in hatching the ova of a fish which had not been allowed to come in contact with milt after exclusion?
From Essays in Natural History and Agriculture by Thomas Garnett
