panda
pronunciation
How to pronounce panda in British English:
UK [ˈpændə]
How to pronounce panda in American English:
US [ˈpændə]
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- Noun:
- 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
- reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
Word Origin
- panda (n.)
- 1835, from French, apparently from the Nepalese name of a raccoon-like mammal (lesser panda) found there. First reference to the Giant Panda is from 1901; since its discovery in 1869 by French missionary Armand David (1826-1900) it had been known as parti-colored bear, but the name was changed after the zoological relationship to the red panda was established.
Example
- 1. Anyone know where newsfeed can buy a panda costume ?
- 2. Fiery dragon rather than cuddly panda .
- 3. Chinese panda yang guang arrives at edinburgh airport .
- 4. Or was the panda donation a gimmick ?
- 5. Bear with us for another panda story out of china .