nightcrawler
nounEtymology From night + crawler.
1
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
2
Northern US, US, Western More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
3
Fantasy A person or creature who prowls in the night-time.
- Arc lights slashed the cool air along the neon facades of bars and after-hours clubs. Street musicians shrilled. And the nameless nightcrawlers huddled in doorways […]1995, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert E. Weinberg, Martin Harry Greenberg, 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (page 147)