giant panda

noun

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After a three-month wait and an 8,000-mile trip from China, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are finally on display at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025 Beginning this Friday, January 24, giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are officially on view to the public at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025 Shortly after, China gifted two giant pandas to the U.S. to celebrate the countries improving ties. Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025 Preparations are underway for the debut of Qing Bao and Bao Li, the zoo’s giant panda pair who arrived from China last year. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for giant panda 

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1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of giant panda was in 1920

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