LEMMING

Meaning of LEMMING in English

lem ‧ ming /ˈlemɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Norwegian ]

a small animal that looks like a rat. Lemmings are known for following each other in large numbers and killing themselves by jumping off cliffs into the sea.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

LEMMING — ~
English interlingue dictionary
LEMMING — noun Etymology: Norwegian Date: 1713 any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (as genera Lemmus and Dicrostonyx ) of circumpolar …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEMMING — Any of several species of small rodents belonging to the family Cricetidae and found primarily in northern temperate and polar …
Английский словарь Британика
LEMMING — -miŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Norwegian lemming, lemende, lomund, from Old Norse lōmundr (assumed from accusative plural lōmundi ); …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEMMING — (n.) Any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the genera Myodes and Cuniculus, resembling the meadow mice …
Английский словарь Webster
LEMMING — ( n. ) Any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the genera Myodes and Cuniculus, resembling the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEMMING — /lem"ing/ , n. any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEMMING — n. any of number of mouselike rodents that live in arctic or northern regions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEMMING — noun Etymology: Norwegian Date: 1713 : any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (as genera Lemmus and Dicrostonyx ) of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEMMING — noun any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the genera myodes and cuniculus, resembling the meadow mice …
Webster English vocab
LEMMING — ■ noun 1》 a short-tailed, thickset Arctic rodent, noted for fluctuating populations and periodic mass migrations. [ Lemmus lemmus and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEMMING — [lem.ming] n [Norw] (1713): any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (as genera Lemmus and Dicrostonyx) of circumpolar distribution that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEMMING — any of several small rodents belonging to the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) and found primarily in north temperate and polar …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEMMING — lemming BrE AmE ˈlem ɪŋ ▷ lemming|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEMMING — / ˈlemɪŋ; NAmE / noun a small animal like a mouse, that lives in cold northern countries. Sometimes large groups …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEMMING — n. any small arctic rodent of the genus Lemmus, esp. L. lemmus of Norway which is reputed to rush headlong …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEMMING — n. any small arctic rodent of the genus Lemmus, esp. L. lemmus of Norway which is reputed to rush headlong …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEMMING — n. any small arctic rodent of the genus Lemmus, esp. L. lemmus of Norway which is reputed to rush headlong …
Oxford English vocab
LEMMING — ( lemmings) 1. A lemming is an animal that looks like a large rat with thick fur. Lemmings live in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEMMING — (~s) 1. A ~ is an animal that looks like a large rat with thick fur. Lemmings live in cold …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEMMING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Coniferous forests, often hunting by day for mammals as large as squirrels and lemmings. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEMMING — [noun] [C] - an animal that looks like a large mouse and lives in cold northern areasLemmings migrate (= move …
Cambridge English vocab
LEMMING — n. Any of several species of small rodents belonging to the family Cricetidae and found primarily in northern temperate and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEMMING — The act of blindly or heedlessly repeating the actions or words of another. Example: As a result of consuming a …
Slang English vocab
LEMMING — сущ.; зоол. лемминг, пеструшка (зоология) лемминг (Lemmus) lemming зоол. лемминг, пеструшка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEMMING — Лемминг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LEMMING — n зоол. лемминг ( Lemmus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEMMING — 1) (настоящий) лемминг (Lemmus) 2) копытный лемминг (Dicrostonyx) 3) лемминговая мышь (Synaptomys) • - Afghan mole lemming - Alaskan collared lemming - Amur lemming - arctic lemming - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LEMMING — 1) (настоящий) лемминг ( Lemmus ) 2) копытный лемминг ( Dicrostonyx ) 3) лемминговая мышь ( Synaptomys ) • - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LEMMING — сущ.; зоол. лемминг, пеструшка (зоология) лемминг (Lemmus) lemming зоол. лемминг, пеструшка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEMMING — n. Pronunciation: ' le-mi ŋ Function: noun Etymology: Norwegian Date: 1713 : any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (as …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEMMING — лемминг
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEMMING — (n) лемминг
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LEMMING — n зоол. лемминг ( Lemmus )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LEMMING — n зоол. лемминг ( Lemmus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEMMING — n. лемминг, пеструшка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LEMMING — n. лемминг, пеструшка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LEMMING — сущ. ; зоол. лемминг, пеструшка
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEMMING — сущ.; зоол. лемминг, пеструшка
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LEMMING — _n. _зоол. лемминг, пеструшка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LEMMING — n. зоол. лемминг, пеструшка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LEMMING — _n. _зоол. лемминг, пеструшка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LEMMING — лемминг
Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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