Definition of "panda" in English

noun

1. (now rare without a qualifying word) The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.

2. (colloquial, also attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”).

3. (British, law enforcement, colloquial) Ellipsis of panda car (“a black-and-white police car”).

noun

1. (Hinduism) A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regarded as knowledgeable in matters of genealogy and ritual.