"creepy crawler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: creepy crawlers [plural]
Etymology: creepy-crawly + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|creepy-crawly|er|id2=agent noun}} creepy-crawly + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} creepy crawler (plural creepy crawlers)
  1. (informal) Synonym of creepy-crawly Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Insects Synonyms: creepy-crawly [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-creepy_crawler-en-noun-oSpCUC6V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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