"wriggler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wrigglers [plural]
Etymology: From wriggle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wriggle|er}} wriggle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wriggler (plural wrigglers)
  1. Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively).
    The larva of a mosquito.
    Categories (lifeform): Mosquitoes Synonyms: wiggler Translations (mosquito larva): личинка на комар (ličinka na komar) (Bulgarian), nguyonguyo (Cebuano), 孑孓 (jiéjué) (Chinese), jentik-jentik (Malay), kitikiti (Tagalog), kikinsot (Tagalog), kikiyo (Tagalog), latik-latik (Tausug), tilaw-tilaw (Tausug)
    Sense id: en-wriggler-en-noun-en:anything_that_wriggles Disambiguation of Mosquitoes: 57 40 3 Categories (other): Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 11 49 40 Disambiguation of 'mosquito larva': 88 5 7
  2. Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively).
    (manufacturing) Any of several types of tool for center-finding or edge-finding in manufacturing, especially metalworking.
    Categories (topical): Manufacturing Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Synonyms: wiggler
    Sense id: en-wriggler-en-noun-en:anything_that_wriggles1 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 15 70 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tausug translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 22 50 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 67 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 66 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 75 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 50 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 13 65 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 14 66 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 11 49 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Tausug translations: 14 63 23 Topics: business, manufacturing
  3. Anything that wriggles (literally or figuratively).
    A cunning or tricky person.
    Synonyms: dodger, shyster
    Sense id: en-wriggler-en-noun-en:anything_that_wriggles1 Categories (other): Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 7 33 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 11 49 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: collared wriggler, Dorothea's wriggler

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "ličinka na komar",
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