Lemming Definition

lĕmĭng
lemmings
noun
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 mass migrations at peaks of population growth.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lemming

Noun

Singular:
lemming
Plural:
lemmings

Origin of Lemming

  • Norwegian from Old Norse læmingi, læmingr

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lemming Sentence Examples

  • The reindeer, arctic fox (Canis lagopus), hare, wolf, lemming (Myodes obensis), collar lemming (Cuniculus torquatus) and two species of voles (Arvicolae) are the most common on land.

  • The circumpolar lemmings of the genera Lemmus and Dicrostonyx are noticed in the article Lemming.

  • Flocks of geese and other birds come to the islands from the north (Bunge and Toll), as also the gull Lestris pomarina, which feeds chiefly on the lemming.

  • Pressing Escape will restart the level from scratch, and clicking on the right mouse button will turn any lemming carrying an object red.

  • Once he's home, get your second lemming out of its hole by building in alternate directions.

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