Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "katuwar panda" tana nufin wata ƙaƙƙarfa, mai kama da dabba mai shayarwa mai nau'in gashin baki da fari, wadda ta fito daga dazuzzukan bamboo na tsakiyar kasar Sin. A kimiyyance da aka sani da Ailuropoda melanoleuca, giant panda memba ne na dangin bear kuma an lasafta shi a matsayin mai cin nama, kodayake abincinsa ya ƙunshi kusan bamboo gaba ɗaya. Ana daukar katuwar panda a matsayin nau'in da ke cikin hatsari saboda asarar muhalli da kuma farauta, kuma ana ci gaba da kokarin kiyayewa don kare wannan dabba ta musamman da ake so.