noun🔗ShareLemmingsA small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents."The biology student learned that lemmings are small rodents that live in cold, northern regions. "L'étudiant en biologie a appris que les lemmings sont de petits rongeurs qui vivent dans les régions froides du nord.animalnaturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrégaire, mouton de PanurgeAny member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff."The employees, like lemmings, blindly followed the new manager's disastrous strategy, even though it was clearly failing. "Les employés, comme des moutons de Panurge, ont suivi aveuglément la stratégie désastreuse du nouveau directeur, même si elle échouait clairement.groupattitudesocietytendencyhumanactionworldculturephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading