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Use in Literature

Lemming

The one nuisance we had met was mice or lemmings.–Mina Benson Hubbard in A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador.

Fisherton, Greenland lemming in drift of.–Charles Lyell in The Student's Elements of Geology.

If anything horrible were going to happen to us, it's my belief those Lemmings would know; and that may be why they've fought shy of us.–E. Nesbit in The Story of the Amulet.

Nonfiction Usage

Journalism Usage

Maryland - News: March 28, 2006 — Headline: Capital of Maryland Socks It to Winter. Excerpt: Each change of seasons in temperate parts of the United States is an excuse to celebrate! There's the lemming-like rush to the beach just ahead of summertime, pilgrimages to gape at the changing leaves come autumn, the waxing of skis in fervent anticipation of winter snowfalls.

Bibliographic Usage

A & E Home Video. Publisher of "Cracker. One day a lemming will fly." Produced by Granada Television Ltd. in association with A & E Network; director, Simon Cellan Jones; producer, Gub Neal; writer, Jimmy McGovern. Publisher: A & E Home Video (New York). Published in 1995.

Academic Press. Publisher of "The Biology of lemmings." Edited by Nils Chr Stenseth and Rolf Anker Ims. Publisher: Academic Press (London; San Diego). Published in 1993.

Akhverdyan, M. and K. Fredga. "EM studies of female meiosis in wood lemmings with different sex chromosome constitutions" appears in The Journal of Experimental Zoology written by M. Akhverdyan and K. Fredga. Published on September 15, 2001.

Algazin, I. P. and I. I. Bogdanov. "The role of lemmings in natural tularemia foci of arctic regions" appears in Zhurnal Mikrobiologii, Epidemiologii, I Immunobiologii written by I. P. Algazin and I. I. Bogdanov. Published in February 1978.

Allin, J. T. and E. M. Banks. "Behavioural biology of the collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (traill): I. Agonistic behaviour" appears in Animal Behaviour written by J. T. Allin and E. M. Banks. Published in April - July 1968.

Andrews, R. V. "Effects of climate and social pressure on the adrenal response of lemmings, voles and mice" appears in Acta Endocrinologica (Copenh) written by R. V. Andrews. Published in December 1970.

Arkin, Alan Sandin, Joan. Author of "The lemming condition." By Alan Arkin; illustrated by Joan Sandin. --. Publisher: Bantam Skylark Book (New York). Published in 1976.

• Preface iv
• Use in Literature 1
• Lemming 1
• Nonfiction Usage 2
• Journalism Usage 2
• Bibliographic Usage 2
• Encyclopedic Usage 16
• Lexicographic Usage 18
• Index 26