NOUN | animal | giant panda, panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca | large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests / forests of China / China and Tibet |
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Meaning | large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests / forests of China / China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae. | |
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Synonyms | panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca | |
Member of | Ailuropoda, genus Ailuropoda | Only the giant panda |
Broader | procyonid | plantigrade carnivorous mammals |
Spanish | oso panda, panda gigante, panda | |
Catalan | Ailuropoda melanoleuca, panda gegant, panda |
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