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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Recent Examples on the Web Through her years at the National Zoo, Brown has become an expert in determining the right time for a panda's insemination. — Amy Eskind, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022 On a nearby bed, a stuffed panda and a doll have been placed in a toy embrace. — Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2022 Siblings Karl, Addy and Michael have a very special next-door neighbor: a wise panda named Stillwater. — Rodney Ho, ajc, 13 Mar. 2022 Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing became the first panda residents of the National Zoo. — Amy Eskind, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022 Some posts are wholesome — such as Hatsuyume, the Japanese word for one’s first dream of the year — while others are not safe for work (say, panda pornography). — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022 Ming nervously asks when Mei first barricades herself inside the bathroom in her panda form). — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2022 When Mei lets them in on the panda problem, the film takes off. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2022 Small details gleam from the corners — the rippling beta-carotene richness of each furry panda filament; the excitable sidekick (Hyein Park) so tightly wound that even her affirmations come out like a WWE scream. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022 See More

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