panda

/ˈpændə/
noun
  1. A large black-and-white bear-like animal from China that eats mostly bamboo.
    • Pandas are an endangered species, with only about 1,800 left in the wild.
    • My daughter loves watching videos of baby pandas playing in the snow.
    • The panda at the zoo spends most of its day eating bamboo.
  2. A small red-brown animal with a long tail, also called the red panda, that lives in the forests of the Himalayas and eats bamboo.
    • We saw a red panda climbing a tree at the wildlife sanctuary.
    • Red pandas are often called 'firefoxes' because of their reddish fur.
    • The red panda is not closely related to the giant panda, but both eat bamboo.
What does "panda" mean? | whatsthatwordmean | whatsthatwordmean