wiggler

Noun
Synonyms: wrigglersquirmerearthwormanglewormfishwormfishing wormnightwalkernightcrawlercrawlerdew wormred worm

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. one who can't stay still (especially a child)“the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips”Synonyms: wrigglersquirmer
  2. larva of a mosquitoSynonyms: wriggler
  3. terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglersSynonyms: earthwormanglewormfishwormfishing wormnightwalkernightcrawlercrawlerdew wormred worm
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gnatworm \Gnat"worm`\, n. (Zool.) The aquatic larva of a gnat; -- called also, colloquially, wiggler. [1913 Webster]
Wiggler \Wig"gler\, n. (Zool.) The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called also wiggletail. [1913 Webster]
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