giant panda

noun

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The black-and-white bears succeed the zoo’s last giant pandas, Mei Xiang, 26, a female; Tian Tian, 27, a male; and their male offspring, Xiao Qi Ji, 4, all returned to China. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025 A little more than two months after two giant pandas — the first sent to the U.S. in 21 years — debuted at the San Diego Zoo, fans can now do a virtual pop-in. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Mitochondrial genome of a 22,000-year-old giant panda from southern China reveals a new panda lineage Pandas International. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025 The National Zoo’s gain was Atlanta’s loss, as Zoo Atlanta had to say goodbye to its four giant pandas earlier this month. Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for giant panda

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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 5 Jul. 2025.

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