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wiggler

wiggler noun: the larva of a mosquito.

wiggler: the larva of a mosquito
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Noun

wiggler (plural wigglers)

  1. The larva of a mosquito.
    Synonyms:
    wriggler
  2. (Southern US) An earthworm.
  3. Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.
    Synonyms:
    wriggler
  4. A magnet designed to make a beam of charged particles follow a curving path in an accelerator.

Synonyms of wiggler

Forms of wiggler

pluralwigglers

Origin of wiggler

From wiggle + -er.

Words formed from wiggler

Questions about wiggler

What does wiggler mean?
Wiggler means the larva of a mosquito.
What part of speech is wiggler?
Wiggler is a noun.
What is the plural of wiggler?
The plural of wiggler is wigglers.

Words near wiggler in the dictionary

  1. wiggle seats
  2. wiggle worm
  3. wiggle worms
  4. wiggled
  5. wiggled out of
  6. wiggler
  7. wigglers
  8. wiggles
  9. wiggles out of
  10. wigglesome
  11. Wigglesworth

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