giant panda

/ˌdʒaɪənt ˌpændə/
/ˈdʒaɪənt ˈpændə/
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Other forms: giant pandas

Definitions of giant panda
  1. 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
    synonyms: Ailuropoda melanoleuca, coon bear, panda, panda bear
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    type of:
    procyonid
    plantigrade carnivorous mammals
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