panda, giant — ▪ mammal Introduction also called panda bear bearlike mammal inhabiting bamboo forests in the mountains of central China. Its striking coat of black and white, combined with a bulky body and round face, gives it a captivating appearance that… … Universalium
giant panda — 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 • Syn: ↑panda, ↑panda bear, ↑coon bear, ↑Ailuropoda… … Useful english dictionary
giant — giantlike, adj. /juy euhnt/, n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. 2. a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend: a giant in her field; an intellectual giant … Universalium
Panda (disambiguation) — Panda may refer to:Biology and medicine* Giant Panda ** Qinling Panda, a subspecies of the Giant Panda ** Pygmy Giant Panda, the earliest known ancestor of the Giant Panda * Red Panda which may be related to the raccoon * Panda (plant), a genus… … Wikipedia
Panda diplomacy — is a term used to describe China s use of Giant Pandas as diplomatic gifts to other countries. The practice existed as far back as the Tang Dynasty, when Empress Wu Zetian sent a pair of pandas to the Japanese emperor.Mark Magnier,… … Wikipedia
Panda pornography — (or Panda porn) refers generally to pornographic movies created to promote sexual arousal in captive Giant Pandas. Under zoo conditions, the bears have in general proven unenthusiastic about mating, placing their species in danger of… … Wikipedia
Panda Bear (musician) — Panda Bear redirects here. For the mammal, see Giant panda. Panda Bear Panda Bear at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, 2007 Background information … Wikipedia
Panda corydoras — Corydoras panda Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
giant panda — panda pan da (p[a^]n d[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A small Asiatic mammal ({Ailurus fulgens}) having fine soft fur, which inhabits the mountains of Northern India. It was once thought to be related to the bears, but is now believed to be more closely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Panda de qinling — Panda de Qinling … Wikipédia en Français
giant panda — n a ↑panda … Dictionary of contemporary English