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red panda
noun
: a small Asian animal that has reddish-brown fur and a long tail
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: a long-tailed largely herbivorous mammal (Ailurus fulgens) that is related to and resembles the American raccoon, has long rusty or chestnut fur, and is found from the Himalayas to China —called also lesser panda
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1955
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red panda
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: a long-tailed animal that is related to and resembles the raccoon, has long reddish brown fur, and is found from the Himalayas to southern China
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