lemming

noun

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Definition of lemming:

lemming (noun):: any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution.; any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (such as genera lemmus and dicrostonyx) of circumpolar distribution that are notable for population fluctuations and recurrent mass migrations

Synonyms for lemming:

brown lemming

cricetidae

european lemming

family cricetidae

gnawer

gray lemming

grey lemming

lemmus lemmus

lemmus trimucronatus

northern bog lemming

pied lemming

rodent

southern bog lemming

synaptomys borealis

synaptomys cooperi

Antonyms for lemming:

apostate

bad boy

beatnik

bohemian

boho

counterculturist

demonstrator

deviant

dissenter

dissentient

dissident

dropout

eccentric

freak

freethinker

heresiarch

heretic

hippy

iconoclast

independent thinker

individualist

kook

loner

malcontent

maverick

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