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From pumpkin + seed. The fish is so named for its small body that is shaped much like a pumpkin seed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pumpkinseed
Today it means: A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus. Full definition →
Today it means: A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus. Full definition →
From pumpkin + seed. The fish is so named for its small body that is shaped much like a pumpkin seed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.