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Definition of Lemming
1. Noun. Any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution.
Group relationships: Cricetidae, Family Cricetidae
Specialized synonyms: European Lemming, Lemmus Lemmus, Brown Lemming, Lemmus Trimucronatus, Gray Lemming, Grey Lemming, Red-backed Lemming, Pied Lemming, Southern Bog Lemming, Synaptomys Cooperi, Northern Bog Lemming, Synaptomys Borealis
Definition of Lemming
1. n. Any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the genera Myodes and Cuniculus, resembling the meadow mice in form. They are found in both hemispheres.
Definition of Lemming
1. Noun. Any of the small Arctic and Subarctic rodents of the tribe Lemmini. Three genera of vole are also commonly called '''lemmings'''. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lemming
1. a mouselike rodent [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lemming
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