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Definition of European lemming
1. Noun. Notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown.
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Lemming
Literary usage of European lemming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture edited by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1917)
"Lemmings live in shallow burrows dug in the dry parts of swampy ground, under
stones or in the peaty soil. The European lemming is the bestknown species 212 ..."
2. The Animals of North America by Henry Beaumont Small (1864)
"... differs from the European lemming only in habits, by not migrating in bodies.
This may be accounted for by some peculiarity in the soil; and its stock ..."
3. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"... but the feet and the small claws are white, and there are white patches on
the cheeks and throat and also on the fore-legs. The European lemming ..."
4. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"... but the feet and the small claws are white, and there are white patches on
the cheeks and throat and also on the fore-legs. The European lemming ..."
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