pumpkinseed

See also: pumpkin seed

English

Etymology

From pumpkin +‎ seed. The fish is so named for its small body that is shaped much like a pumpkin seed.

Noun

pumpkinseed (plural pumpkinseeds)

Alternative form of pumpkin seed (“the seed of a pumpkin”).
- 2007 June 10, “Newcomers, End to End”, in New York Times‎:
  The current menu includes curried goat, rack of lamb with a pumpkinseed crust, and braised short ribs.
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
Synonyms: punkie, kivver

Further reading

pumpkinseed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lepomis gibbosus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lepomis gibbosus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“pumpkinseed”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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