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
Translations
Frequency
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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