lemming
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There are 2 syllables in the word lemming.How to pronounce lemming:
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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