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
   "The giant panda spent most of its day eating bamboo"; "The panda bear spent most of its day eating bamboo";
   - giant panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
    
2. Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
   "The red panda munched on bamboo leaves"; "The lesser panda munched on bamboo leaves";
   - lesser panda, red panda, bear cat, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens

Derived forms: pandas

Type of: procyonid

Part of: Ailuropoda, Ailurus, genus Ailuropoda, genus Ailurus

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