panda

noun

pan·da | \ ˈpan-də

Definition of panda

1 : red panda

2 : 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 also giant panda

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Meanwhile, for the wool itself, the results were mixed: One sheep was white, two were mostly black, and the other three had spotted fleeces akin to a panda. — Lucy Craymer, WSJ, "Big Tongues and Extra Vertebrae: The Unintended Consequences of Animal Gene Editing," 14 Dec. 2018 Using only a silver polymer a thousandth of a millimeter thick and the earth's magnetic fields, researchers were able to control a virtual panda on a screen in a demonstration. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Electronic Skin Can Give Humans Directional Superpowers," 16 Nov. 2018 The provocateur Rob Pruitt, known for startling juxtapositions, has placed Snoopy next to a panda bear, while the graffiti artist André Saraiva has Snoopy interacting with Mr. Saraiva’s signature stick-figure doodle. — Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, "Good Grief, Charlie Brown! You’re Graffiti," 2 Apr. 2018 It is filled with photos and videos of young animals like puppies and kittens, and also pandas, monkeys, guinea pigs, etc. — Kaitlin Menza, Marie Claire, "8 Totally Free Pick-Me-Ups Our Editors Swear By," 19 July 2017 Animals featured in the premiere include dogs, pandas, hogs, raccoons and, every so often, humans, who take a back seat to their pets, caught in the frame by mere circumstance, ogling in the background. — Gabe Cohn, New York Times, "What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Animals Doing Things’," 16 June 2018 The team found that the Cizhutuo panda split from living giant pandas around 183,000 years ago. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "This Ancient Panda Skull Belongs to a Previously Unknown Lineage," 20 June 2018 Yuudai, a short distance away from Ami, tosses one of his panda bears in her face. — Mariah Smith, The Cut, "Everyone’s Looking for Something in This Episode of Terrace House," 24 Apr. 2018 The cameras stream video of several of the pandas — Tian Tian, Bei Bei and Mei Xiang — in their enclosures 24 hours a day. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, "Panda Cam on for now, but government shutdown could turn it off," 22 Jan. 2018

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