Meanings
nounwood lemming (plural wood lemmings)
plural wood lemmings
- Any member of the species Myopus schisticolor of lemmings.
Origin
wood + lemming; from the animal's native habitat in forests
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian metslemming
- metslemmingwood lemming
Finnish metsäsopuli
- metsäsopuliwood lemming
Russian лесно́й ле́мминг
- лесно́й ле́мминг (lesnój lémming)wood lemming
Swedish skogslämmel
- skogslämmelwood lemming
Cite this entry
APA
wood lemming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20lemming
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“wood lemming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20lemming. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood lemming,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20lemming.
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