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Milt

milt

To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.

(Science: anatomy) The spleen.

Origin: AS. Milte; akin to D. Milt, G. Milz, OHG. Milzi, Icel. Milti, Dan. Milt, Sw. Mjalte, and prob. To E. Malt, melt. See Malt the grain.

(Science: zoology) The spermatic fluid of fishes.

The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa.

Origin: Akin to Dan. Melk, Sw. Mjolke, G. Milch, and E. Milk. See Milk.


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A Monkey's Uncle

... be for some of the fish not to waste all their energy in such grotesque alteration. Then just maybe, after laying their eggs or releasing their milt, they could make their way downstream again and back to the ocean to come back a second time the following year? Yes, I know all of the consequences ...

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by JDavidE
Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:00 pm
 
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A Monkey's Uncle

... DNA you speak of. It’s a huge investment. So there must be some distinct advantage for the DNA. It would be simpler to let pollen float on air or milt to swirl in ocean currents. The advantage is that a mobile organism can carry the DNA further to all parts of the planet and it can be selective ...

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by narrowstaircase
Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:46 am
 
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A Monkey's Uncle

... find its opposite. It’s a huge investment. So there must be some distinct advantage for the DNA. It would be simpler to let pollen float on air or milt to swirl in ocean currents. The advantage is that a mobile organism can carry the DNA further to all parts of the planet and it can be selective ...

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by JDavidE
Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:39 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
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