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1. lemming
   [n] - any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
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2. Lemming
   Lem'ming (lĕm'mĭng) noun [ Nor. lemming , lemende ; confer Swedish lemel , Lapp. lummik .] (Zoology) Any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the genera Myodes and Cuniculus ,...
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3. lemming
   <zoology> 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. ... The common Northern European lemming (Myodes lemmus) is remarkable for making occasional devastating migrations in enormo...
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4. lemming
   noun any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
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5. Lemming
   • (n.) 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.
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6. lemming
   any of 20 species of small rodents, some of which undertake large, swarming migrations. Lemmings are found only in the Northern Hemisphere. They have ... [4 related articles]
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7. lemming
   lemming, name for several species of mouselike rodents related to the voles. All live in arctic or northern regions, inhabiting tundra or open meadows. They frequently nest in underground burrows, particularly in winter, although they do not hibernate. They feed on grasses, mosses, and roots, and pr...
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8. Lemming
   The lemming is a rodent mammal very nearly allied to the mouse and rat. There are several species, found in Norway, Lapland, Siberia, and the northern parts of America. The most noted species is the common or European lemming (Myodes Lemmus), of which the body colour is brownish variegated with blac...
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9. lemming
   Any of a group of small rodents distributed worldwide in northern latitudes. They are about 12 cm/5 in long, with thick brownish fur, a small head, and a short tail. Periodically, when their population exceeds the available food supply, lemmings undertake mass migrations. (Genus Lemmus and other related genera, family Criceti...
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10. Lemming
    (film) `Lemming` (2005) is a psychological thriller film, directed by Dominik Moll and starring André Dussollier, Charlotte Rampling, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Laurent Lucas. It was entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">--> Synopsis: ...
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