giant panda

noun

Examples of giant panda in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The giant panda, which is endemic to China, has been a symbol of U.S.-China friendship since Beijing sent the first pair to the National Zoo as a gift in 1972, seven years before the two countries established formal diplomatic relations. Larissa Gao, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024 An add zoo story:Coins in the belly: Alligator undergoes surgery at Nebraska zoo History of pandas at San Diego Zoo For nearly 30 years, the zoo has had a partnership with research collaborators in China that focused on protecting and recovering giant pandas, the press release states. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 The departure of the National Zoo’s bears means that the only giant pandas left in America are at the Atlanta Zoo – and that loan agreement expires late next year. Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2023 Among the creatures to be featured are sloths, green sea turtles, falcons, cheetahs, meerkats, otters, giant pandas, sea dragon and numbats. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024 The beloved giant pandas are an additional incentive to visit our city. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024 In the years that followed, China continued lending the animals to U.S. zoos to help encourage reproduction and save giant pandas from extinction. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 Yang Yang’s Zoo Atlanta has contributed over $16 million to support giant panda conservation. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023 But this week came the surprise news that San Diego Zoo has struck a deal to bring giant pandas back to its facility. Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of giant panda was in 1920

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“Giant panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20panda. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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