european lemming

1. 1.

   notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown

   SynonymsLemmus lemmus

   Broaderlemming

   Part ofLemmus

Questions about european lemming

What does european lemming mean?

european lemming means "notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown".

What is another word for european lemming?

Close synonyms include Lemmus lemmus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is european lemming a common word?

european lemming is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.