pumpkinseed
noun
pump·kin·seed
ˈpəm(p)-kən-ˌsēd 
: a brightly colored freshwater sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) with a reddish spot on the operculum
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The 12 acres, which people can enjoy from Lincoln Park’s Nature Boardwalk, are abundant with native prairie and wetland plants that replaced the concrete edge of the pond, which the zoo stocked with three fish species: bluegills, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Anglers can enjoy one of the many great Summit Metro Parks access points to try their luck catching large bluegill, pumpkinseed, and redear sunfish.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
The team also caught a dozen bluegill sunfish, seven largemouth bass, a single creek chub and four hybrid green and pumpkinseed sunfish.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
Top colors are pumpkinseed, smoke, purple, black, motor oil, and chartreuse.
—Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Anglers can enjoy one of the many great Summit Metro Parks access points to try their luck catching large bluegill, pumpkinseed, and redear sunfish.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
The team also caught a dozen bluegill sunfish, seven largemouth bass, a single creek chub and four hybrid green and pumpkinseed sunfish.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
Top colors are pumpkinseed, smoke, purple, black, motor oil, and chartreuse.
—Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Pumpkinseed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pumpkinseed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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