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Definition of lemming:
Synonyms:
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mammal (part of speech: noun)
- fox,
- cougar,
- zebra,
- rabbit,
- echidna,
- ass,
- burro,
- ocelot,
- wombat,
- elephant,
- mongoose,
- porcupine,
- hog,
- cavy,
- koala,
- camelopard,
- sheep,
- llama,
- bear,
- hippopotamus,
- cat,
- dromedary,
- cavy,
- otter,
- skunk,
- reindeer,
- hare,
- mule,
- deer,
- panda,
- bison,
- jaguar,
- cheetah,
- hamster,
- rat,
- hedgehog,
- antelope,
- bobcat,
- possum,
- mole,
- ox,
- chipmunk,
- horse,
- rhinoceros,
- shrew,
- polecat,
- opossum,
- weasel,
- wallaby,
- pig,
- platypus,
- beaver,
- dog,
- giraffe,
- moose,
- kangaroo,
- caribou,
- ibex,
- panther,
- leopard,
- cow,
- lion,
- tiger,
- arctic fox,
- hyena,
- mink,
- dingo,
- mouse,
- lynx,
- alpaca,
- donkey,
- gazelle,
- yak,
- jackal,
- wolf,
- camel,
- sable,
- sloth,
- goat,
- puma,
- raccoon,
- gnu,
- stag,
- coyote,
- gopher,
- chinchilla,
- ermine,
- elk,
- squirrel,
- swine,
- stoat,
- ferret,
- buffalo,
- marmot
Usage examples:
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A lemming stirs the fern and in the mosses Eft- minded things feel the air change, and dawn Tolls out from the dark belfries of the spruces.
- "Lundy's Lane and Other Poems", Duncan Campbell Scott. -
Though frequently mistaken for the Scandinavian Lemming, there is a striking difference in the character of the teeth, which has induced zoologists to put them into distinct genera.
- "The History of the European Fauna", R. F. Scharff. -
- "The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II", A.E. Nordenskieold.