(亦作giant panda)
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- a large bear-like mammal with characteristic black-and-white markings, native to certain mountain forests in China. It feeds almost entirely on bamboo and has become increasingly rare.大熊猫。参见
RED PANDA .
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- Ailuropoda melanoleuca; it is now usually placed with the bears (family Ursidae), but was formerly thought to belong with the raccoons (family Procyonidae).拉丁名Ailuropoda melanoleuca; 现一般归入熊科, 但原被归为浣熊科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Nepali.