collared lemming - meaning and definition. What is collared lemming
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What (who) is collared lemming - definition

GENUS OF MAMMALS
Dicrostonyx

Wood lemming         
SPECIES OF MAMMAL
Myopus schisticolor; Myopus; Wood Lemming
The wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It belongs to the rodent subfamily Arvicolinae, so is a relative of the voles, lemmings, and muskrats.
Lemming         
TRIBE OF ANIMALS OF THE FAMILY CRICETIDAE
Lemmings; Lemming Rat; Lemmings in popular culture; Common misconceptions about lemmings; Cultural depictions of lemmings
·noun 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.
lemming         
TRIBE OF ANIMALS OF THE FAMILY CRICETIDAE
Lemmings; Lemming Rat; Lemmings in popular culture; Common misconceptions about lemmings; Cultural depictions of lemmings
(lemmings)
1.
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.
N-COUNT
2.
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.
N-COUNT: usu pl [disapproval]

Wikipedia

Collared lemming

Dicrostonyx is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the collared lemmings. They are the only North American rodents that turn completely white in winter. It contains the following species:

  • Northern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)
  • Ungava collared lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius)
  • Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni)
  • Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis)
  • Richardson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni)
  • Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus)
  • Unalaska collared lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis)