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Lemming

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Noun

1. lemming

any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lemming

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noun
1. 
any of various volelike rodents of the genus Lemmus and related genera, of northern and arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America: family Cricetidae. The Scandinavian variety, Lemmus lemmus, migrates periodically when its population reaches a peak
2. 
a member of any large group following an unthinking course towards mass destruction

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Lemming

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nounWord forms: plural ˈlemmings or ˈlemming
any of various small, mostly arctic rodents (family Cricetidae) resembling mice but having short tails and fur-covered feet: some species (esp. genus Lemmus) undertake spectacular mass migrations at peaks of population growth, ultimately drowning while trying to cross the sea

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lemming

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n.
Any of various small, thickset rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae, especially of the genus Lemmus, inhabiting northern regions and known for periodic mass migrations.

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