panda, lesser

panda, lesser
or cat bear or bear cat

Long-tailed nocturnal raccoonlike carnivore (Ailurus fulgens, family Procyonidae) that inhabits high mountain forests in the Himalayas and adjacent eastern Asia.

It is 20–26 in. (50–65 cm) long, excluding the 12–20-in. (30–50-cm) bushy, faintly ringed tail. It weighs 6–10 lbs (3–4.5 kg) and has soft, thick, reddish brown fur. The face is white, with a red-brown stripe from the eyes to the mouth. It eats plants, especially bamboo, and fruits and insects. Though an agile climber, it mostly feeds while on the ground.

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  • lesser — /les euhr/, adj., a compar. of little with least as superl. 1. smaller, as in size or importance; inferior: a lesser evil. adv., a compar. of little with least as superl. 2. less. [1175 1225; ME lasser, lesser …   Universalium

  • lesser panda — panda pan da (p[a^]n d[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A small Asiatic mammal ({Ailurus fulgens}) having fine soft fur, which inhabits the mountains of Northern India. It was once thought to be related to the bears, but is now believed to be more closely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • panda — (n.) 1835, from French, apparently from the Nepalese name of a raccoon like mammal (lesser panda) found there. First reference to the Giant Panda is from 1901; since its discovery in 1869 by French missionary Armand David (1826 1900) it had been… …   Etymology dictionary

  • panda — [pan′də] n. [Fr < native name in Nepal] short for: 1. GIANT PANDA 2. LESSER PANDA 3. PANDA CAR …   English World dictionary

  • panda — pan da (p[a^]n d[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A small Asiatic mammal ({Ailurus fulgens}) having fine soft fur, which inhabits the mountains of Northern India. It was once thought to be related to the bears, but is now believed to be more closely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lesser panda — n. a small, reddish Himalayan carnivore (Ailurus fulgens) of the same family (Procyonidae) as the raccoon, with a long, ringed tail …   English World dictionary

  • lesser panda — panda (def. 2). * * * …   Universalium

  • panda — /pan deuh/, n. 1. Also called giant panda. a white and black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the… …   Universalium

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  • panda — pan•da [[t]ˈpæn də[/t]] n. pl. das 1) mam Also called giant panda a white and black bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca now restricted to Central China, where it feeds mainly on bamboo: classified either as a bear or as a raccoon, or more… …   From formal English to slang

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