LEMMING


Meaning of LEMMING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈle-miŋ ]

noun

Etymology: Norwegian

Date: 1713

: any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (as genera Lemmus and Dicrostonyx ) of circumpolar distribution that are notable for population fluctuations and recurrent mass migrations

• lem·ming·like -ˌlīk adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.