Noun: wiggler wi-g(u-)lu(r)
- One who can't stay still (especially a child)
"the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips";
- wriggler, squirmer [informal]
- Larva of a mosquito
"The children found wigglers swimming in the stagnant pond";
- wriggler
- Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
"The gardener appreciated the wigglers' contribution to soil health";
- earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, nightwalker [N. Amer], nightcrawler [N. Amer], crawler, dew worm, red worm
Derived forms: wigglers
Type of: actor, doer, larva, oligochaete, oligochaete worm, worker
Part of: class Oligochaeta, Culicidae, family Culicidae, Oligochaeta
Encyclopedia: Wiggler