red panda
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- noun
- /rɛd ˈpændə/
- Indian
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panda rojo
- The red panda is known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and bushy tail.
- two red pandas
Both the giant panda and the red panda both independently evolved a false thumb that acts as an opposable thumb.
- Both the giant panda and the red panda both independently evolved a false thumb that acts as an opposable thumb.
- Last week in Animal Flood, we had a animation of a panda eating a red panda.
- And faeces and I feel like you put red panda feces in because it's a an animal native to the area, I think.
Examples
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And there is the zoo, which I think has a brand new baby red panda.
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I'm a red panda.
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Both the giant panda and the red panda both independently evolved a false thumb that acts as an opposable thumb.
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At the zoo, the children excitedly gathered to watch the playful red panda climb the tree.
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When visiting China, I was thrilled to see a red panda lounging in a tree at the conservation center.
Synonyms
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A small reddish-brown animal like a raccoon that lives in trees
A small reddish-brown mammal that lives in the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China
A small reddish-brown animal like a raccoon that lives in trees in Asia
A small reddish-brown animal like a raccoon that lives in the eastern Himalayas and eats bamboo
A small animal with reddish-brown fur that lives in trees in the Himalayas
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Morphology
Etymology
The name red panda may come from a simple image: a small, tree-climbing animal with red fur that eats bamboo, so people called it a 'red' version of the panda. That's why the name points to its reddish colour and panda-like habits, even though it is a different animal.