lemmings

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  1. noun Any of various small, thickset rodents, especially of the genus Lemmus, inhabiting northern regions and known for periodic mass migrations that sometimes end in drowning.

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  • The pearls of wisdom leaping from my lips like lemmings is no good for you? " —  Carmen Agra Deedy spins stories
  • The lemmings were a unique breed, black and glistening as the bits of film he gathered from both hemispheres to assemble and save from obscurity. —  EQMM,September-October2007
  • One day, these lemmings are asked by a shareholder (I know, I know - but I said it was a fantasy) to answer truth or dare. —  Inside Music Media
  • Oh wait, liberal lemmings are the majority of diggers. digging you up because I hope so, —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • Big News: The Human Race will be held at the edge of the Grand Canyon … buncha lemmings, though I hate to denigrad lemmings, they're cute (well having never seen one, I can only guess) … —  The Housing Bubble Blog
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