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Lemmus

noun

lemmings

• Syn: ↑genus lemmus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cricetidae, ↑family Cricetidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑European lemming, ↑Lemmus lemmus, ↑brown lemming, ↑Lemmus trimucronatus

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\\ˈleməs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from lemmus lemming, from Norwegian lemming

: a genus of myomorph rodents consisting of the typical lemmings

Useful english dictionary. 2012.