pan·da (p n d )n. 1. A rare bearlike mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of the mountains of China and Tibet, having woolly fur with distinctive black and white markings. Also called giant panda, panda bear. 2. A small raccoonlike mammal (Ailurus fulgens) of northeast Asia, having reddish fur, white face markings, and a long ringed tail. Also called lesser panda, red panda. [French, perhaps of Nepalese origin .] |
panda [ˈpændə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called giant panda a large black-and-white herbivorous bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, related to the raccoons and inhabiting the high mountain bamboo forests of China: family Procyonidae
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
lesser or red panda a closely related smaller animal resembling a raccoon, Ailurus fulgens, of the mountain forests of S Asia, having a reddish-brown coat and ringed tail
[via French from a native Nepalese word]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  panda - 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 Ailuropodidaeprocyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals Ailuropoda, genus Ailuropoda - only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae |
| 2. |  panda - reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandasprocyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals Ailurus, genus Ailurus - lesser pandas |
Translations
panda
n → Panda m, → Katzenbär m
n panda [ˈpӕndə]
(oftengiant panda) a large black and white bear-like animal of the raccoon family, which lives in the mountains of China. panda بَندا: حَيوان يُشْبِه الدُّب панда panda panda der Panda πάντα (είδος θηλαστικού που μοιάζει με αρκούδα) panda panda خرس پاندا panda panda דֹב פַּנדָה पांडा, चीनी भालू panda panda panda panda panda パンダ 팬더 (didžioji) panda panda panda panda panda panda panda (urs) panda панда panda panda panda panda หมีแพนด้า panda 熊貓 панда ايک ريچھ نما جانور gấu trúc 熊猫
panda → بَندَا panda panda Panda πάντα panda panda panda panda panda パンダ 판다 panda panda panda panda панда panda หมีแพนด้า panda gấu trúc 熊猫
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