English noun: panda | |||
1. | panda (animal) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | procyonid | ||
Member meronym | Ailuropoda, genus Ailuropoda | ||
2. | panda (animal) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | procyonid | ||
Member meronym | Ailurus, genus Ailurus | ||