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   lemming

   /ˈlɛmɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a small, short-tailed, thickset rodent related to the voles, found in the Arctic tundra.
   • ▪ a person who unthinkingly joins a mass movement, especially a headlong rush to destruction: "the flailings of the lemmings on Wall Street"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Norwegian and Danish; related to Old Norse lómundr.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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