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

Examples of panda in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Over the next few weeks, keepers expect for the little panda to start opening their eyes. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "National Zoo's Panda Cub Gets First Exam: 'Our Young Panda Appears to Be Healthy and Vibrant'," 15 Sep. 2020 But irrefutable evidence was provided through the all-seeing witness of the zoo’s panda cam. — Washington Post, "He does it: National Zoo’s panda cub takes first steps," 5 Dec. 2020 Mei Xiang, his mom, despite years of panda parenting, seemed unnerved. — Washington Post, "Zoo’s panda cub startles mom with his bark, zoo says," 20 Dec. 2020 Fuwen Wei, a biologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, first watched a panda partake in this poopy practice in 2007, Jonathan Lambert reports for Science News. — Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, "In Winter, Pandas Love to Roll in Horse Poop," 9 Dec. 2020 The female giant panda Mei Xiang (pronounced may-SHONG) and male Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN), will return to China at the end of 2023 at the relatively elder panda ages of 25 and 26, respectively. — Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, "Smithsonian’s Giant Pandas Will Continue to Cavort for Three More Years," 7 Dec. 2020 Mei Xiang, 22, and Tian Tian, 23, are both well into panda middle age. — Ashraf Khalil, Star Tribune, "National Zoo extends panda deal with China through 2023," 7 Dec. 2020 That’s the translation of Xiao Qi Ji, the name for the newest panda at the Smithsonian National Zoo. — Frans Lanting, National Geographic, "Dinosaurs for dinner?," 25 Nov. 2020 Giant panda moms expect their cubs to separate from them permanently around one and a half to two years old, and live a solitary life. — Amy Eskind, PEOPLE.com, "National Zoo's Growing Panda Cub Is a 'Very Relaxed Kind of Dude' with a 'Bit of an Attitude'," 6 Nov. 2020

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