Panda

/ˈpændə/ noun

Definition

A panda is a large bear-like animal with black-and-white fur that lives mainly in Chinese mountain forests. It eats mostly bamboo and is considered an endangered species.

Etymology

From French 'panda', originally used for the red panda, possibly from a Nepali word 'ponya' meaning 'bamboo eater'. The name was later applied to the giant panda we usually think of today.

Kelly Says

The giant panda actually got its name second; the red panda had the word 'panda' first. So the animal everyone thinks of as 'the panda' is technically the name-borrower in this story.

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