Masculine

panda

Concepts

coon bear

Ailuropoda

ailuridae

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Ailurus fulgens

cat bear

panda face

panda face

Synonyms

ours panda

Ailuropoda

ailuridae

panda rouge

ailurus fulgens

panda fuligineux

panda roux

panda éclatant

ailuropoda melanoleuca

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɑ̃.da/
Etymology

Coined by Georges Cuvier in 1825. Of unclear ultimate origin but probably from the second element of nigálya-pónya, a form recorded by Brian Houghton Hodgson and possibly ultimately derived from regional Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya), whose usual meaning is "messenger".

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