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.

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Etymology

Origin of wriggler

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

Example Sentences

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

This baby, like some other babies, is never quiet, but squirms and wriggles so that it is called a wriggler.

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

Now just as sure as the tail of this wriggler strikes the mouth of the bladder, just so sure is he caught—drawn in by some unknown power quicker than you can speak.

From Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. by Sargent, Frederick Leroy

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