panda

A noun referring to a large black-and-white herbivorous mammal native to the bamboo forests of China and Tibet, sometimes classified in the bear family or a separate family Ailuropodidae.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un grand mammifère herbivore noir et blanc vivant dans les forêts de bambou de Chine et du Tibet, parfois classé dans la famille des ursidés ou dans une famille distincte des Ailuropodidae; peut aussi désigner le petit panda roux.

1. Giant Panda A1 formal

   A large black-and-white bear-like mammal native to the bamboo forests of China and Tibet, primarily feeding on bamboo.

   • The giant panda is an endangered species found in China.
   • Pandas spend most of their day eating bamboo.
   • We saw a panda at the zoo eating bamboo shoots.

   🇫🇷Panda géant

   Synonymes: giant pandapanda bear

2. Red Panda A2 formal

   A small reddish-brown mammal resembling a raccoon, native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, also known as the lesser panda.

   • The red panda is often called the 'firefox' due to its color.
   • Red pandas are arboreal and spend most of their time in trees.
   • Unlike giant pandas, red pandas eat a variety of foods including fruits and insects.

   🇫🇷panda roux

   Synonymes: lesser pandared panda

• pandas plural form
• pandas' possessive plural form
• panda's possessive singular form