1.1A wriggling animalcule or the larva of a mosquito.
Example sentencesExamples
Another eco-friendly technique is that of luring mosquitoes to lay eggs in strategically placed vessels of water and then throwing off the water along with the wrigglers.
We know them by many names: grub (beetles, bees, wasps), maggot, caterpillar (butterflies, moths), and wriggler (mosquitoes).
Note that the definition of nesting success includes the effects of both nest predation (loss of eggs before wrigglers were collected) and hatching success (the per-egg probability of hatching).
Remove large protector bucket and add a couple of gold fish to eat mosquito wrigglers.
Watch out for mosquito wrigglers in any uncovered water containers.
The larvae, called wrigglers, feed in the water for a week or so, then pupate for only a few days before emerging as adults.
Rhymes
giggler, wiggler
Definition of wriggler in US English:
wriggler
nounˈrɪɡ(ə)lərˈriɡ(ə)lər
1A person or thing that wriggles.
1.1A wriggling animalcule or the larva of a mosquito.
Also called wiggler
Example sentencesExamples
Another eco-friendly technique is that of luring mosquitoes to lay eggs in strategically placed vessels of water and then throwing off the water along with the wrigglers.
We know them by many names: grub (beetles, bees, wasps), maggot, caterpillar (butterflies, moths), and wriggler (mosquitoes).
Remove large protector bucket and add a couple of gold fish to eat mosquito wrigglers.
The larvae, called wrigglers, feed in the water for a week or so, then pupate for only a few days before emerging as adults.
Watch out for mosquito wrigglers in any uncovered water containers.
Note that the definition of nesting success includes the effects of both nest predation (loss of eggs before wrigglers were collected) and hatching success (the per-egg probability of hatching).