lemming mouse

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• lemming mouse — noun 1. : any of several small rodents of the genus Synaptomys that are confined to northern No. America and resemble the voles (genus Microtus) but have a very short tail and peculiar teeth see bog lemming 2. : any of a number of No. American… …   Useful english dictionary

• lemming — /lem ing/, n. any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, etc., noted for periodic mass migrations that sometimes result in mass drownings. [1600 …   Universalium

• lemming — UK [ˈlemɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms lemming : singular lemming plural lemmings a small animal similar to a mouse that travels in large groups and often follows other lemmings into dangerous situations • like lemmings …   English dictionary

• lemming — lem|ming [ lemıŋ ] noun count a small animal similar to a mouse that travels in large groups and often follows other lemmings into dangerous situations …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lemming — /ˈlɛmɪŋ / (say leming) noun any of various small, mouse like rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, and elsewhere, noted for its mass migrations in periods of population… …  

• bog lemming — noun : a lemming mouse (Synaptomys cooperi) that ranges as far south as the United States …   Useful english dictionary

• red tree mouse — noun : a large lemming mouse (Phenacomys longicaudus) of a bright reddish cinnamon color with a long hairy black tail and whitish underparts …   Useful english dictionary

• Norway lemming — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

• North American Brown Lemming — North American Brown Lemming, young Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Wood Lemming — A Wood Lemming camouflaged on the forest floor Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Northern Bog Lemming — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] …   Wikipedia