HyperDic: lemmus

English > 1 sense of the word Lemmus:
NOUNanimalLemmus, genus lemmuslemmings
English > Lemmus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglemmings.
Synonymgenus lemmus
Member ofCricetidae, family CricetidaeMostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
MembersEuropean lemming, Lemmus lemmusnotable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
brown lemming, Lemmus trimucronatusOf northwestern Canada and Alaska
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals
Spanishgénero Lemmus, lemmus, Lemmus
Catalanlemmus

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