giant panda

noun

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This figure marks the first birthday of Hong Kong’s giant panda twins, Jia Jia and De De, born at Ocean Park in August 2024. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 28 July 2025 Short limbs and pudgy body shape make giant pandas susceptible to falls. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024 Seeking Evolutionary Advantages The common opossum and giant pandas teeth were among the poorest performers, requiring the most pressure to pierce the gelatin. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 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 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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