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)

1. 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.

2. A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.

   Synonyms: punkie, kivver

3. (historical) A type of small riverboat.

Further reading

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