Definition of "pumpkinseed" []

• The seed of a pumpkin. (noun)
• A North American sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) having a rounded, mostly orange body with a bright red spot on each gill cover. (noun)

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• "TACTICS: Comb these spots with a Carolina-rigged lizard in pumpkinseed or watermelon, concentrating on any cover or structure you can find."
• "I like natural colors in that clear water, such as pumpkinseed/chartreuse."
• "I already have a pumpkinseed with a football shaped head and a blue one with a regular head and can"