Is panda "a kind of a bear" or "a kind of bear"? [duplicate]
A panda is a kind of bear.
Pandas are a kind of bear.
"Panda" is a kind of bear.
(Saying "type" in place of "kind" would work equally well in these examples.)
But not:
- *Panda is a kind of bear.
- *Panda is a kind of a bear
(Saying "a panda is kind of a bear" would be a colloquial way of saying that is in some way like a bear, but isn't one really.)