lemming
Noun
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Any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution (synset 102347180)
is a type of: gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawingsubtypes:
- european lemming, lemmus lemmus - notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
- brown lemming, lemmus trimucronatus - 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
- southern bog lemming, synaptomys cooperi - of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada
- northern bog lemming, synaptomys borealis - of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska
belongs to: cricetidae, family cricetidae - mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
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