Lemming

['lemɪŋ] or ['lɛmɪŋ]

Definition

(noun.) any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution.

Inputed by Henrietta--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typed by Chloe

Definition

n. a genus of rodents nearly allied to voles migrating southward in great numbers.

Typist: Nadine