pumpkinseed

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pumpkinseed

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

noun pumpkinseeds

A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
Similar: punkie, kivver
historical A type of small riverboat.
alternative Alternative form of pumpkin seed (“the seed of a pumpkin”). The current menu includes curried goat, rack of lamb with a pumpkinseed crust, and braised short ribs.

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@misc{pumpkinseed_2026,
  title = {pumpkinseed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pumpkinseed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}