panda

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panda1 /ˈpandə/

▶noun

• 1 (also giant panda) a large bear-like black-and-white mammal native to bamboo forests in China. [Ailuropoda melanoleuca.]

• 2 (also red panda) a Himalayan raccoon-like mammal with thick reddish-brown fur and a bushy tail. [Ailurus fulgens.]

– origin C19: from Nepali.

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panda2 /ˈpʌndə/

▶noun a Brahmin expert in genealogy, who provides religious guidance and acts as a family priest.

– origin via Hindi from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned, wise’.