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wriggler

American  
[rig-ler] / ˈrɪg lər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that wriggles.

  2. Also called wiggler, wiggle-tail.  the larva of a mosquito.


Etymology

Origin of wriggler

First recorded in 1625–35; wriggle + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Earthworm castings, by the way, “are basically the poop of the red wriggler worms, the good guys in our garden,” Trigo said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2021

"Hello my baby, hello my baby," Hume says sweetly as he tempts the antelope with a wriggler.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 9, 2010

The little wriggler is laid upon the back, and then the blanket is bound around him to hold him firmly, often leaving only his head in sight, peering out above the blanket.

From American Indians by Starr, Frederick

The last of these parts is in the form of a tube, through which the wriggler breathes.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

Within a few days the wriggler changes its skin three times; after the third change it looks very different, and is called a pupa.

From Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies by Marks, Jeannette Augustus