Ailurus

Ailurus
noun
lesser pandas
Syn: ↑genus Ailurus
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Procyonidae, ↑family Procyonidae
Member Meronyms: ↑lesser panda, ↑red panda, ↑panda, ↑bear cat, ↑cat bear, ↑Ailurus fulgens

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\\-rəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ailouros cat
: a genus of mammals (family Procyonidae) comprising the panda and formerly regarded as the type of a separate family

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  • Ailurus — n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the lesser pandas. Syn: genus {Ailurus}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ailūrus — Ailūrus, der Panda, s. Bär …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ailurus — Petit panda Pour les articles homonymes, voir Panda (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ailurus — mažosios pandos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis apibrėžtis Gentyje 1 rūšis. Paplitimo arealas – Kinija, Birma, Indija, Nepalas. atitikmenys: lot. Ailurus angl. Himalayan racoons; lesser pandas; red cat bears; red… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Ailurus fulgens — Petit panda Pour les articles homonymes, voir Panda (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ailurus fulgens —   Panda rojo …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ailurus fulgens — Kleiner Panda Kleiner Panda (Ailurus fulgens) Systematik Überordnung: Laurasiatheria …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ailurus fulgens — noun reddish brown Old World raccoon like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas • Syn: ↑lesser panda, ↑red panda, ↑panda, ↑bear cat, ↑cat bear • Hypernyms: ↑procyonid …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ailurus fulgens — panda pan da (p[a^]n d[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A small Asiatic mammal ({Ailurus fulgens}) having fine soft fur, which inhabits the mountains of Northern India. It was once thought to be related to the bears, but is now believed to be more closely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ailurus fulgens — El panda rojo (Ailurus fulgens, 小熊貓), es un mamífero del tamaño de un gato (apróximadamente 60 cm de largo), anteriormente clasificado dentro de la familia del mapache (Procyonidae), pero actualmente clasificado dentro de la familia del oso… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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