trash panda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A raccoon, especially one that forages in garbage cans.

Pronunciation

en-au-trash panda.ogg

Word forms

trash panda trash pandas

Etymology

From the likening of the black patches around a raccoon's eyes to similar markings on a giant panda, it being in the same superfamily as the red panda, and a reference to its tendency to forage for garbage in urban environments.

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