English noun: lemming | |||
1. | lemming (animal) any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gnawer, rodent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brown lemming, European lemming, gray lemming, grey lemming, Lemmus lemmus, Lemmus trimucronatus, northern bog lemming, pied lemming, red-backed lemming, southern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis, Synaptomys cooperi | ||
Member meronym | Cricetidae, family Cricetidae | ||