lemming

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Synonyms: leaming, lamming, hemming, gemming, flemming, leming, leeming, clemming, demming, lemmini

Antonyms: leaming, lamming, hemming, gemming, flemming, leming, leeming, clemming, demming, lemmini

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Noun

1. A small [[arctic]] and [[subarctic]] [[rodent]] of the tribes {{taxfmt|Lemmini|tribe}}, {{taxfmt|Dicrostonychini|tribe}} and {{taxlink|Lagurini|tribe}}.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Any member of a group given to [[conformity]] or [[groupthink]], especially a group poised to [[follow someone off a cliff|follow a leader off a cliff]].

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