giant panda

noun

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This morning, about 5 inches of snow blanketed the Washington, D.C., area, including giant panda Bao Li and Qing Bao's outdoor habitats. Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025 There are currently giant pandas on loan from China in Qatar, Moscow and Berlin. Kaeli Conforti, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 For decades, the San Diego Zoo has worked with China to study and recover the giant panda species through conservation breeding. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 In September, Hong Kong also welcomed a pair of 5-year-old pandas that were sent by Beijing, giving it the largest population of giant pandas outside mainland China. Kim Gu, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for giant panda 

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1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of giant panda was in 1920

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“Giant panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20panda. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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