Definition of Lemming

1. Noun. Any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution.


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

1. 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. The common Northern European lemming (Myodes lemmus) is remarkable for making occasional devastating migrations in enormous numbers from the mountains into the lowlands. Origin: Nor. Lemming, lemende; cf. Sw. Lemel, Lapp. Lummik. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemming

lemmatise
lemmatised
lemmatiser
lemmatisers
lemmatises
lemmatising
lemmatization
lemmatize
lemmatized
lemmatizer
lemmatizers
lemmatizes
lemmatizing
lemme
lemmie
lemming (current term)
lemminglike
lemmings
lemmoblast
lemmocyte
lemnian
lemniscal
lemniscal trigone
lemniscate
lemniscate of Bernouli
lemniscates
lemniscatic
lemnisci
lemniscus
lemniscus lateralis

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