noun
(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.
(colloquial, also attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”).
(British, law enforcement, colloquial) Ellipsis of panda car (“a black-and-white police car”).
noun
(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.