Meanings
plural red pandas
- Any of the species Ailurus fulgens of omnivorous mammals, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia, which have dark red fur and a ringed tail.
The endangered red panda, who arrived in Edinburgh in 2016, was given a clean bill of health and returned to his habitat.
2026 September 24, “Edinburgh Zoo's red panda goes to the vet for toothache”, in BBC News, retrieved 24 Sep 2026Synonyms: bear cat, cat bear, panda, lesser panda
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the species Ailurus fulgens of omnivorous mammals, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia, which have dark red fur and a ringed tail.
More synonyms by meaning
nounreddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic بَانْدَا أَحْمَر
- بَانْدَا أَحْمَر (bāndā ʔaḥmar)Ailurus fulgens
Bulgarian червена панда
- червена панда (červena panda)Ailurus fulgens
Catalan panda petit, panda vermell
- panda petitAilurus fulgens
- panda vermellAilurus fulgens
Chinese Mandarin 小熊貓 /小熊猫, 紅熊貓 /红熊猫
- 小熊貓 /小熊猫 (xiǎoxióngmāo)Ailurus fulgens
- 紅熊貓 /红熊猫 (hóngxióngmāo)Ailurus fulgens
- 紅貓熊 /红猫熊 (hóngmāoxióng)Ailurus fulgens
- 九節狼 /九节狼 (jiǔjiéláng)Ailurus fulgens
- 金狗 (jīngǒu)Ailurus fulgens
- 喜馬拉雅小貓熊 /喜马拉雅小猫熊 (Xǐmǎlāyǎ xiǎomāoxióng)Ailurus fulgens
- 西方小熊猫 (Xīfāng xiǎoxióngmāo)Ailurus fulgens
Czech panda červená, panda malá
- panda červenáAilurus fulgens
- panda maláAilurus fulgens
Danish rød panda, lille panda
- rød pandaAilurus fulgens
- lille pandaAilurus fulgens
- kattebjørnAilurus fulgens
Dutch kleine panda, rode panda
- kleine pandaAilurus fulgens
- rode pandaAilurus fulgens
- katbeerAilurus fulgens
Esperanto malgranda pando, ruĝa pando
- malgranda pandoAilurus fulgens
- ruĝa pandoAilurus fulgens
Finnish pikkupanda, kultapanda
- pikkupandaAilurus fulgens
- kultapandaAilurus fulgens
- kissakarhuAilurus fulgens
French petit panda, panda roux
- petit pandaAilurus fulgens
- panda rouxAilurus fulgens
- panda éclatantAilurus fulgens
German Roter Panda, Kleiner Panda
- Roter PandaAilurus fulgens
- Kleiner PandaAilurus fulgens
- KatzenbärAilurus fulgens
Greek κόκκινο πάντα
- κόκκινο πάντα (kókkino pánta)Ailurus fulgens
Hebrew פנדה אדומה
- פנדה אדומהAilurus fulgens
Irish panda rua
- panda ruaAilurus fulgens
Italian panda minore, panda rosso
- panda minoreAilurus fulgens
- panda rossoAilurus fulgens
Japanese レッサーパンダ
- レッサーパンダ (ressā panda)Ailurus fulgens
Korean 레서판다
- 레서판다 (reseopanda)Ailurus fulgens
Malay ڤندا ميره, panda merah
- ڤندا ميرهAilurus fulgens
- panda merahAilurus fulgens
Norwegian rød panda, kattebjørn
- rød pandaAilurus fulgens
- kattebjørnAilurus fulgens
Polish panda mała, panda
- panda małaAilurus fulgens
- pandaAilurus fulgens
- panda czerwonaAilurus fulgens
- panda mniejszaAilurus fulgens
- panda rudaAilurus fulgens
- pandka rudaAilurus fulgens
Portuguese panda-vermelho
- panda-vermelhoAilurus fulgens
Romanian panda roșu
- panda roșuAilurus fulgens
Russian ма́лая па́нда
- ма́лая па́нда (málaja pánda)Ailurus fulgens
Spanish panda rojo
- panda rojoAilurus fulgens
Swedish kattbjörn, mindre panda
- kattbjörnAilurus fulgens
- mindre pandaAilurus fulgens
- röd pandaAilurus fulgens
- eldrävAilurus fulgens
Tagalog pandang pula
- pandang pulaAilurus fulgens
Tamil சிவப்பு பாண்டா
- சிவப்பு பாண்டா (civappu pāṇṭā)Ailurus fulgens
Thai แพนด้าแดง
- แพนด้าแดง (pɛɛn-dâa-dɛɛng)Ailurus fulgens
Turkish kızıl panda, küçük panda
- kızıl pandaAilurus fulgens
- küçük pandaAilurus fulgens
Vietnamese gấu trúc đỏ, gấu trúc nhỏ
- gấu trúc đỏAilurus fulgens
- gấu trúc nhỏAilurus fulgens
- gấu mèo đỏAilurus fulgens
Cite this entry
red panda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20panda
“red panda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20panda. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red panda,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20panda.
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