"wiggler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wigglers [plural]
Etymology: From wiggle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wiggle|er}} wiggle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wiggler (plural wigglers)
  1. Anything that wiggles.
    The larva of a mosquito.
    Synonyms: wriggler
    Sense id: en-wiggler-en-noun-en:anything_that_wiggles Categories (other): Mosquitoes Disambiguation of Mosquitoes: 33 16 11 40
  2. Anything that wiggles.
    (Southern US) An earthworm.
    Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-wiggler-en-noun-en:anything_that_wiggles1 Categories (other): Southern US English, Earthworms, Mosquitoes Disambiguation of Earthworms: 2 59 9 30 Disambiguation of Mosquitoes: 33 16 11 40
  3. Anything that wiggles.
    (manufacturing) Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.
    Synonyms: wriggler
    Sense id: en-wiggler-en-noun-en:anything_that_wiggles1 Categories (other): Manufacturing, Mosquitoes Disambiguation of Mosquitoes: 33 16 11 40 Topics: business, manufacturing
  4. Anything that wiggles.
    (physics) A magnet designed to make a beam of charged particles follow a curving path in an accelerator.
    Sense id: en-wiggler-en-noun-en:anything_that_wiggles1 Categories (other): Physics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Mosquitoes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 28 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 14 30 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 26 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 26 63 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 6 6 22 66 Disambiguation of Mosquitoes: 33 16 11 40 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: red wiggler

Inflected forms

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