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lemming
Any of the small Arctic and Subarctic rodents of the tribe Lemmini. Three genera of vole are also commonly called lemmings
Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff
{n} a rat in the north of Europe, sometimes migrating
A lemming is an animal that looks like a large rat with thick fur. Lemmings live in cold northern regions and sometimes travel in very large numbers
They are found in both hemispheres
{i} any of number of mouselike rodents that live in arctic or northern regions
Any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the genera Myodes and Cuniculus, resembling the meadow mice in form
Any of the small Arctic and Subarctic rodents of the tribe Lemmini. Also 3 species of voles are called lemmings
disapproval If you say that a large group of people are acting like lemmings, you are critical of them because they all follow each other into an action without thinking about it. The French crowds pour like lemmings down the motorway to Paris. a small animal that looks like a rat. Lemmings are known for following each other in large numbers and killing themselves by jumping off cliffs into the sea. Any of several species of small rodents belonging to the family Cricetidae and found primarily in northern temperate and polar regions of North America and Eurasia. Lemmings have short legs, small ears, and long, soft fur. They are 4-7 in. (10-18 cm) long, including the stumpy tail, and are grayish or reddish brown above, paler below. They feed on roots, shoots, and grasses and live in burrows or rock crevices. They are noted for regular population fluctuations, and for their periodic migrations in spring and fall. Those of the Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus) are the most dramatic, because many of the migrants drown in the sea. However, lemmings are hesitant to enter water and, contrary to legend, do not plunge into the sea in a deliberate death march
any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution