pumpkinseed
nounEtymology From pumpkin + seed. The fish is so named for its small body that is shaped much like a pumpkin seed.
1
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
2
Historical A type of small riverboat.
3
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.2007 June 10, “Newcomers, End to End”, in New York Times: