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Meaning of WIGGLER

Pronunciation:  'wiglur

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
  2. [n]  larva of a mosquito
  3. [n]  one who can't stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips"
 
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 Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, squirmer, wriggler, wriggler
 
 See Also: class Oligochaeta, Culicidae, family Culicidae, human, individual, larva, mortal, Oligochaeta, oligochaete, oligochaete worm, person, somebody, someone, soul

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wig"gler\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called
also {wiggletail}.
 
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