Kalmar "Lemming Turai" tana nufin ƙaramin rodent, wanda aka fi sani da Norwegian lemming ko Lemmus lemmus, wanda ke samuwa a cikin tundra da yankuna masu tsaunuka na Turai, ciki har da Scandinavia, Rasha, da Siberiya. Lemming na Turai an san shi da fashewar yawan jama'a, inda aka haifi ɗimbin mutane da yin ƙaura zuwa sararin samaniya, wanda galibi ke haifar da nutsewa cikin ruwa. Har ila yau, a wasu lokuta ana amfani da kalmar “lemming” a misaltacciya don siffanta mutanen da suke bin wasu a makance ba tare da la’akari da sakamakon ba.