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Lemming - What does it mean?

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lemming

English

(wikipedia lemming) (Arvicolinae)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents.
  • (figuratively) Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff.

    • Derived terms

    * bog lemmings, spp. * collared lemmings, spp. * steppe lemming, * true lemmings, Lemmus spp. * wood lemming, * yellow steppe lemmings, spp.

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.