EUROPEAN LEMMING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does European lemming mean? 

• EUROPEAN LEMMING (noun)
  The noun EUROPEAN LEMMING has 1 sense:

1. notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown

  Familiarity information: EUROPEAN LEMMING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EUROPEAN LEMMING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

European lemming; Lemmus lemmus

Hypernyms ("European lemming" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("European lemming" is a member of...):

genus lemmus; Lemmus (lemmings)