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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

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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

It was true that the instant Mrs. Bingle received the plump wriggler in her arms, the beaming smile was restored.

From Mr. Bingle by George Barr McCutcheon

He held up a wriggler and she fled to the rock.

From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon

Father bird now came flying up with another good-sized wriggler in his beak, which mother bird, with an eye to business, hastily snatched and dropped into a wide-open bill.

From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Rena I. Halsey

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