wiggler

/ˈwɪg(ə)lər/

Other forms: wigglers

Definitions of wiggler

1. noun

   terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
   synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm

   type of:

   oligochaete, oligochaete worm

   hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
2. noun

   one who can't stay still (especially a child)
   “the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips”

   synonyms: squirmer, wriggler

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being
3. noun

   larva of a mosquito
   synonyms: wriggler

   type of:

   larva

   the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose