Panda - Definition

n 1: 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 [syn: giant panda, panda, panda bear,
coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca]
2: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some
classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
[syn: lesser panda, red panda, panda, bear cat, cat
bear, Ailurus fulgens]