"mouton de Panurge" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mu.tɔ̃ d(ə) pa.nyʁʒ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-mouton de Panurge.wav Forms: moutons de Panurge [plural]
Etymology: From a character, called Panurge, in the book by François Rabelais. In the story, Panurge buys a sheep from a vendor and in revenge throws it into the sea. The other sheep in the flock, and the vendor himself who has jumped on the back of the final sheep, instinctively follow suit and drown in the sea too. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mouton de Panurge m (plural moutons de Panurge)
  1. lemming, sheep (one who follows a group without thinking for himself) Wikipedia link: François Rabelais Tags: masculine Synonyms: mouton Derived forms: panurger, panurgesque, panurgien, panurgique, panurgisme
    Sense id: en-mouton_de_Panurge-fr-noun-D7I9SsKy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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