Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Panda \Pan"da\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A small Asiatic mammal ({Ailurus fulgens}) having fine soft
   fur. It is related to the bears, and inhabits the mountains
   of Northern India.

Source : WordNet®

panda
     n 1: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests
          of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a
          member of the bear family or of a separate family
          Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda bear}, {coon
          bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]
     2: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some
        classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
        [syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {bear cat}, {cat bear},
         {Ailurus fulgens}]