panda

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈpændə/

Noun

panda (plural pandas)

1. (now, rare without a qualifying word) The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: bear cat, cat bear, lesser panda, wah

2. (colloquial, also, attributively) Short for giant panda#English|giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: mottled bear, panda bear

3. (Britain, law enforcement, colloquial) Short for panda car#English|panda car (“a black-and-white police car”). [from 20th c.]

Translations

• French: panda
• German: Panda, Pandabär
• Italian: panda
• Portuguese: panda
• Russian: па́нда
• Spanish: panda

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpʌndə/, /ˈpæn-/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈpɑndə/

Noun

panda (plural pandas)

1. (Hinduism) A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regard#Verb|regarded as knowledgeable in matter#Noun|matters of genealogy and ritual. [from 19th c.]

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