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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Wild panda population is on the rise, thanks to Chinese conservationists. — Bukky Babalola And Zach Wade, CNN, "Quickly catch up on the day's news," 11 June 2018 The family-friendly ride, which is available to the public June 15, seats guests in the middle of the action with Po (the animated panda version of Jack Black) and his Kung Fu family. — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, "Universal's new "Kung Fu Panda" ride doesn't exactly ooze awesomeness," 15 June 2018 The assumption was that Chengdu, which is best known for pandas and spicy food, would be recognizable to foreign readers and give the drama a more visceral feel, Rob Bloom, Mr. Zhou’s editor at Doubleday, said in an email. — New York Times, "How to Catch a Killer in China: Another Chinese Crime Novel Goes Global," 4 June 2018 The panda was first spotted wandering among houses in Wenchuan county on Thursday, seemingly in search of food. — Fox News, "Panda takes excursion into town in southwestern China," 1 June 2018 Yet the sensation of being casually stared at, sized-up, and generally found wanting by every passerby with the inclination to do so left me feeling slightly like a panda in a zoo with no bamboo shoots to hide behind. — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why We Keep Going Back to Amsterdam," 24 Dec. 2018 Over a thousand square kilometers of panda habitat in the Sichuan Province was surveyed. — Cliff Kapono, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego Zoo studies return of the giant panda," 6 July 2018 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

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