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单词 pumpkinseed
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pumpkinseed

[ puhmp-kin-seed or, commonly, puhng-kin- ]
/ ˈpʌmp kɪnˌsid or, commonly, ˈpʌŋ kɪn- /

noun

the seed of the pumpkin.
a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, of eastern North America.

Origin of pumpkinseed

First recorded in 1775–85; pumpkin + seed

Words nearby pumpkinseed

pumping, pump iron, pumpkin, pumpking, pumpkin head, pumpkinseed, pump lung, pumpman, pump-oxygenator, pump priming, pump room
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Example sentences from the Web for pumpkinseed

  • Immediately after breakfast, Mr. March drove away in the big wagon with Fox and Pumpkinseed.

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  • One thing he very much enjoyed doing, was taking Fox and Pumpkinseed up to the tops of the high hills to graze.

    Nelly's Silver Mine|Helen Hunt Jackson
  • Rob rode on Pumpkinseed's back a good part of the way, like a little postilion.

    Nelly's Silver Mine|Helen Hunt Jackson
  • She was driving Fox and Pumpkinseed; and he was following behind with the mules.

    Nelly's Silver Mine|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for pumpkinseed

pumpkinseed
/ (ˈpʌmpkɪnˌsiːd) /

noun

the seed of the pumpkin
a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, with brightly coloured markings: family Centrarchidae
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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