"trash panda" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-trash panda.ogg [Australia] Forms: trash pandas [plural]
Etymology: From a 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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trash panda (plural trash pandas)
  1. (US, Canada, slang, humorous) A raccoon, especially one that forages in garbage cans. Wikipedia link: Trash panda Tags: Canada, US, humorous, slang Categories (lifeform): Procyonids Synonyms: dumpster bandit, dumpster panda, garbage panda, garbage bandit, trash bandit

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