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

His friend the other bounder, a quiet one in a pale suit, with stout limbs, older than the wriggler, stood by the piano whilst the young one exhibited.

From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

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

When people pour kerosene upon the water the wriggler cannot get any air to breathe, and therefore dies.

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