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Definition of Red panda
1. Noun. Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas.
Generic synonyms: Procyonid
Group relationships: Ailurus, Genus Ailurus
Definition of Red panda
1. Noun. A herbivorous mammal, ''Ailurus fulgens'', related to the raccoon, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia, which has dark red fur and a ringed tail. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Panda
Literary usage of Red panda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide China by Simon Foster (2008)
"red panda (Lesser Panda) - A very distant relation of its giant namesake, the
red panda is a cuddly raccoon-like creature that lives in the trees of ..."
2. Notes by a Naturalist: An Account of Observations Made During the Voyage of by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1892)
"... mostly a combination of the yellow and red Panda- nus leaf strips and the
black fibrous girdles of the fungus ..."
3. Notes by a Naturalist on the "Challenger": Being an Account of Various by Henri Nottidge Moseley (1879)
"The men wore fringes of various kinds, hanging from round their waists, mostly
a combination of the yellow and red Panda- nus leaf strips and the black ..."
4. Notes by a naturalist on the "Challenger": being an account of various by Henry Nottidge Moseley (1879)
"The men wore fringes of various kinds, hanging from round their waists, mostly
a combination of the yellow and red Panda- nus leaf strips and the black ..."
5. Nepal by Susanne von der Heide (2000)
"... in the remaining groves and glades there are still supposed to be snow leopards,
wild boars, muntjak or barking deer, the blue sheep and the red panda. ..."
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