pump·kin·seed

(pŭmp′kĭn-sēd′, pŭm′-, pŭng′-)

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.

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pumpkinseed

(ˈpʌmpkɪnˌsiːd)

1. (Cookery) the seed of the pumpkin

2. (Animals) a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, with brightly coloured markings: family Centrarchidae

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pump•kin•seed

(ˈpʌmp kɪnˌsid or, commonly, ˈpʌŋ kɪn-)

n.

1. a seed of a pumpkin.

2. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, of E North America.

[1775–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

pumpkinseed - small brilliantly colored North American sunfish

Lepomis gibbosus

centrarchid, 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

Translations

pumpkinseed

[ˈpʌmpkɪnˌsiːd] n → seme m di zucca

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