pumpkinseed

English

Lepomis gibbosus

Lepomis gibbosus

Alternative forms

• pumpkin seed

Etymology

pumpkin +‎ seed

Noun

pumpkinseed (plural pumpkinseeds)

1. The seed of a pumpkin.
   • 2007 June 10, “Newcomers, End to End”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The current menu includes curried goat, rack of lamb with a pumpkinseed crust, and braised short ribs.

2. A North American sunfish; .

   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.