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What (who) is true lemming - definition
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.
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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.
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