noun
giant panda
Refers specifically to the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca).
上野動物園でジャイアントパンダの赤ちゃんが生まれた。
A baby giant panda was born at Ueno Zoo.
Variant with interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
パンダ can refer to either the giant panda or the red panda (lesser panda), while ジャイアントパンダ unambiguously means the giant panda.
Borrowed from English 'giant panda'.