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lemming

DEFINITIONS OF: lemming

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n any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution

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European lemming, Lemmus lemmus
notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
Lemmus trimucronatus, brown lemming
of northwestern Canada and Alaska
gray lemming, grey lemming, red-backed lemming
Old World lemming
pied lemming
North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
Synaptomys cooperi, southern bog lemming
of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada
Synaptomys borealis, northern bog lemming
of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska
Dicrostonyx hudsonius, Hudson bay collared lemming
of northern Canada
Type of:
gnawer, rodent
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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