LEMMUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lemmus mean? 

• LEMMUS (noun)
  The noun LEMMUS has 1 sense:

1. lemmings

  Familiarity information: LEMMUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEMMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lemmings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus lemmus; Lemmus

Hypernyms ("Lemmus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Lemmus"):

European lemming; Lemmus lemmus (notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown)

brown lemming; Lemmus trimucronatus (of northwestern Canada and Alaska)

Holonyms ("Lemmus" is a member of...):

Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)