giant panda

noun

Examples of giant panda in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The exhibit is closed to the public until the two giant pandas make their public debut on Jan. 24, 2025. T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024 Hong Kong officials welcomed the giant pandas at the city’s international airport with a red carpet on the tarmac and panda toys. Reuters, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 For the first time in more than two decades, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is welcoming two new giant pandas to Washington, D.C. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024 Lending pandas to zoos across the U.S. and other countries also encourages reproduction and helps save the giant pandas from extinction. Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for giant panda 

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of giant panda was in 1920

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“Giant panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20panda. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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