单词 | panda bear |
释义 | > as lemmaspanda bear 2. More fully giant panda. A rare bearlike mammal with characteristic black and white markings, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, native to a few mountainous areas of forest in China and feeding almost exclusively on bamboo shoots and roots. More fully (North American) panda bear.The giant panda was originally regarded by zoologists as a bear, following the first scientific description in 1869 by the French missionary Armand David (1826–1900). Its relationship to the red panda was believed established in 1901 on the basis of their teeth, and it was consequently often placed with the red panda in the families Procyonidae or Ailuropidae. As a result of genetic studies the giant panda is now again placed in the bear family, Ursidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Ailuropoda (panda) wah1858 panda1887 1887 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Republican 20 June 4/2 In appearance the newly-discovered cousin of the panda is extremely striking. It resembles a large bear in size and appearance... The new panda is only found in the highest forests, where it is said to live upon vegetable food. 1901 E. R. Lankester in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 8 165 Æluropus must be removed from association with the Bears..and is no longer to be spoken of as ‘the Parti-coloured Bear’, but as ‘the Great Panda’. 1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 372/2 The parti-coloured bear or giant panda..forms in some degree a connecting link between the bears and the true panda. 1939 Los Angeles Times 20 Nov. 5/1 Santa..spends all the time talking to his North Pole helpers on his radio polar-phone... ‘Be sure and mix in some panda bears with the teddy bears.’ 1940 N. Mitford Pigeon Pie ix. 140 Ming, the panda, would soon eat no food until one of them was played to her. 1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Pandas vi. 105 There were panda postcards.., panda toys (almost obliterating the teddy bear for a brief period), panda novelties, panda strip-cartoons, panda brooches, and panda hats. 1995 Independent 15 Nov. 7/1 (caption) There are 1,500 giant pandas left in China. 2003 Art in Amer. Feb. 126/1 On view were..a color photograph of a panda bear behind a green curtain printed with U.S. dollar bills. < as lemmas |
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