giant panda

noun

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Of all the challenges in wildlife conservation, few are as biologically dramatic as breeding giant pandas. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 Panda diplomacy is China’s practice of using giant pandas as a way to cultivate global friendship and cooperation. Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026 Japan’s last pair of giant pandas returns to China. Teri Schultz, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026 Intriguingly, this is a feeding strategy that resembles those of modern giant pandas and ground sloths — both of which also use forelimbs to manipulate plant material. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026 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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