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wriggler

[ rig-ler ]
/ ˈrɪg lər /

noun

a person or thing that wriggles.
Also called wiggler, wiggle-tail. the larva of a mosquito.

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Origin of wriggler

First recorded in 1625–35; wriggle + -er1

Words nearby wriggler

Wrexham, wrick, wrier, wriest, wriggle, wriggler, wrigglework, wriggly, wright, Wright brothers, Wright, Frank Lloyd
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