pump·kin·seed (p mp k n-s d , pm-, png-)n. 1. The seed of a pumpkin. 2. A North American sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) having a rounded, mostly orange body with a bright red spot on each gill cover. |
pumpkinseed [ˈpʌmpkɪnˌsiːd]
n
1. (Cookery) the seed of the pumpkin
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, with brightly coloured markings: family Centrarchidae
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| Noun | 1. |  pumpkinseed - small brilliantly colored North American sunfishcentrarchid, sunfish - small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed genus Lepomis, Lepomis - bream |
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