Definition of Giant panda

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Ailuropoda Melanoleuca, Coon Bear, Panda, Panda Bear
Generic synonyms: Procyonid
Group relationships: Ailuropoda, Genus Ailuropoda

Definition of Giant panda

1. Noun. Ailuropoda melanoleuca — A mammal in the ''Ursidae'' family, commonly known as the panda. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Giant Panda

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Literary usage of Giant panda

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Market Creation for Biodiversity: Issues in Implementation by OECD Staff (2004)
"(2001) the demand curve for the further development of eco-tourism in the existing giant panda Reserves of South East China was estimated. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... form the chief food of this shaggy black species, — a diet which accounts for «i feeble dentition (see BEAR). The parti -coloured bear or giant panda ..."

3. Population, Land Use, And Environment: Research Directions by Barbara Entwisle, Paul C. Stern (2005)
"Hemin Zhang is director of the China Conservation and Research Center for the giant panda, Wolong Nature Reserve. He is senior author of a recent book (in ..."

4. Truth and Consequences of the Genetic Revolution": Animal Pharm: Old edited by Lisa M. Matocq, Rachel Gibson (1996)
"Going back to the giant panda, we work on projects on the giant panda with Chinese officials, a species that is endangered because of habitat fragmentation. ..."

5. Asia by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"giant panda giant pandas are very rare animals. ... Describe the giant panda's special adaptations for eating a diet of bamboo. 4. ..."

6. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"Her husband died recently and she pluckily determined to spend her small means in carrying out his intention to A giant panda shot by Captain HC ..."

7. Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"The center's research focuses on applied conservation behavioral biology, ecology and evolution, endocrinology, genetics, giant panda conservation, ..."

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