panda
n.
black and white mammal that is closely related to the bear; police car, patrol car
Giant Panda
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, "black-and-white cat-foot"; Chinese: 大熊貓,
Hanyu Pinyin: Dàxióngmāo) is a
mammal classified in the
bear family,
Ursidae, native to central-western and southwestern
China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though belonging to the order
Carnivora, the panda has a diet which is 99%
bamboo. Pandas may eat other foods such as
honey,
eggs,
fish and
yams.
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panda
Noun
1. large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
(synonym) giant panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
(hypernym) procyonid
(member-holonym) Ailuropoda, genus Ailuropoda
2. reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
(synonym) lesser panda, red panda, bear cat, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens
(hypernym) procyonid
(member-holonym) Ailurus, genus Ailurus
Panda (der)
n.
panda, black and white mammal that is closely related to the bear
panda (m)
n.
panda, black and white mammal that is closely related to the bear