: a large black-and-white mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually classified with the bears (family Ursidae)
called alsogiant panda
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A red panda
B panda 2
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Of course, the panda is really a symbol of growing up, generational trauma, and impending puberty — but kids will love this adorable fluffy metaphor nonetheless.—Meg Walters, EW.com, 19 June 2025 Despite the hormonal findings, the zoo stated Qing Bao isn't ready to mate just yet (and male pandas don't start mating until at least 5 years old).—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 May 2025 In a move reminiscent of China's diplomatic gesture in 1972, when the government allowed a pair of pandas to visit the National Zoo, Saudi Arabia will send two Arabian leopards to D.C. as part of a conservation program.—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 June 2025 In the 1950s and 1960s, American zoos were denied permission by the U.S. government to import pandas from China.—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for panda
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French, perhaps from a language of the southeast Himalayas
: a large black and white mammal of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually considered to be closely related to the bears
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