About The Word Lemming
Learn about the word Lemming to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Lemming definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Lemming
| Lemming Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Lemming?
[n] any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lemming: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lemming: See Also | brown lemming | Cricetidae | European lemming | family Cricetidae | gnawer | gnawing animal | gray lemming | Lemmus lemmus | Lemmus trimucronatus | northern bog lemming | pied lemming | red-backed lemming | rodent | southern bog lemming | Synaptomys borealis | Synaptomys cooperi Lemming In Webster's Dictionary \Lem"ming\ (l[e^]m"m[i^]ng), n. [Nor. lemming, lemende;
cf. Sw. lemel, Lapp. lummik.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
Note: The common Northern European lemming ({Myodes lemmus})
is remarkable for making occasional devastating
migrations in enormous numbers from the mountains into
the lowlands.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Fantabulous ‐ of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school…
- Prostheon ‐ craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline…
- Foremost ‐ before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"…
- Zero in ‐ adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun);…
- Millenarian ‐ a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time…
- Deciding(a) ‐ having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment";…
- Annelida ‐ segmented worms: earthworms;…
- Pediculosis capitis ‐ infestation of the scalp…
- Hindrance ‐ the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [n] any obstruction…
- Bootstrap ‐ a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling…