PANDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does panda mean? 

• PANDA (noun)
  The noun PANDA has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

  Familiarity information: PANDA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; coon bear; giant panda; panda; panda bear

Hypernyms ("panda" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("panda" is a member of...):

Ailuropoda; genus Ailuropoda (only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ailurus fulgens; bear cat; cat bear; lesser panda; panda; red panda

Hypernyms ("panda" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("panda" is a member of...):

Ailurus; genus Ailurus (lesser pandas)

 Context examples 

Where, unfortunately, they would compete for food with pandas.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

And while there is a concerted effort to protect endangered species such as pandas, tigers and rhinos, other organisms are being overlooked.

(Nearly Half the Planet's Species Could Be Wiped Out by the End of This Century, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Carnivora are primarily meat eaters, however bears are omnivorous and herbivorous pandas may consume fish and insects.

(Carnivora, NCI Thesaurus)

The study in the journal PLOS Biology lists what the authors say are the world's 10 most charismatic animals: tigers, lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, pandas, cheetahs, polar bears, gray wolves and gorillas.

(Study: Popularity of Wildlife Can Harm Public's Perception, VOA)

Pandas and horses eat about the same amount of bamboo, but a herd of more than 20 horses created veritable feeding frenzies, destroying areas that the reserve was established to protect.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

It didn't take particular panda expertise to know that something was amiss when we'd come upon horse-affected bamboo patches.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

The reason: Horses have been beating pandas to the bamboo buffet.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

Pandas have specific habitat needs—they live in gently sloping areas far from human populations.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

The researchers discovered that the galloping gourmets are indeed big on bamboo—and are drawn to the same sunny, gently sloped spots as pandas.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)