red-backed lemming

/rɛd ˌlɛmɪŋ/
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Definitions of red-backed lemming
  1. noun
    Old World lemming
    synonyms: gray lemming, grey lemming
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    type of:
    lemming
    any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
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