n.
Pronunciation: ' pan-d ə
Function: noun
Etymology: French, perhaps from a language of the southeast Himalayas
Date: 1835
1 : RED PANDA
2 : a large black-and-white mammal ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ) of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually classified with the bears (family Ursidae) ― called also giant panda
panda