Examples of milt in a Sentence
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During spawning—or mating—a female sturgeon releases as many as two million eggs into the water, while males release milt, or fluid containing sperm.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
2 June 2026
This team sandwiches seaweed sheets and rice paste into five micro-thin layers; the next steps involve dehydrating, resting, frying and shaping the end result into small cylinders filled with a tiny dice of tuna, or maybe cod milt in the winter.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
The fish are then brought into the facility, where eggs and milt are collected and the eggs are fertilized.
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Tanya Wildt,
Detroit Free Press,
19 Dec. 2024
But spring warmth is coming earlier in the marshy areas where both species spread their eggs and milt, leading to accidental hybridization.
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Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
6 Apr. 2024
On a recent visit, diners were offered buri (Japanese amberjack), ankimo (monkfish liver), kegani (horsehair crab), shirako (cod milt), and sayori (Japanese halfbeak).
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William Li,
Town & Country,
20 Mar. 2023
Or, donuts, coconuts, cocktail sauce, and cod milt (that is, the fish’s sperm sac)?
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Talib Visram,
Men's Health,
30 Jan. 2023
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
2 June 2026
This team sandwiches seaweed sheets and rice paste into five micro-thin layers; the next steps involve dehydrating, resting, frying and shaping the end result into small cylinders filled with a tiny dice of tuna, or maybe cod milt in the winter.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
The fish are then brought into the facility, where eggs and milt are collected and the eggs are fertilized.
—
Tanya Wildt,
Detroit Free Press,
19 Dec. 2024
But spring warmth is coming earlier in the marshy areas where both species spread their eggs and milt, leading to accidental hybridization.
—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
6 Apr. 2024
On a recent visit, diners were offered buri (Japanese amberjack), ankimo (monkfish liver), kegani (horsehair crab), shirako (cod milt), and sayori (Japanese halfbeak).
—
William Li,
Town & Country,
20 Mar. 2023
Or, donuts, coconuts, cocktail sauce, and cod milt (that is, the fish’s sperm sac)?
—
Talib Visram,
Men's Health,
30 Jan. 2023
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“Milt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milt. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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milt
noun
: the sperm-containing liquid of a male fish
Medical Definition
milt
noun
: the sperm-containing fluid of a male fish
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