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: a large black-and-white mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually classified with the bears (family Ursidae)
called also giant panda
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Beijing gifted the first panda to the United States in 1972 after President Richard Nixon formalized normal relations with China.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Hell, may have to throw in a first crack at an opportunity to sign a panda on loan from China.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The zoo has housed a pair of pandas before, with Lun Lun and Yang Yang becoming star attractions there back in 1999.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
The pandas’ names —Ping Ping and Fu Shuang — mean peace and double fortune in Chinese, respectively.
—Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Hell, may have to throw in a first crack at an opportunity to sign a panda on loan from China.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The zoo has housed a pair of pandas before, with Lun Lun and Yang Yang becoming star attractions there back in 1999.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
The pandas’ names —Ping Ping and Fu Shuang — mean peace and double fortune in Chinese, respectively.
—Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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