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, giant panda, panda bear
Related Words: procyonid

2. (noun) reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
Synonyms: Ailurus fulgens, bear cat, cat bear, lesser panda, red panda
Related Words: procyonid



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