What is "crawlies"

Usage examples of "crawlies".

You see, just before hatching, the older dragonets bring seaweed to form a ring about the clutch, and offer fish and crawlies and anything else they can find to the hatchlings.

What other purpose they served Tai did not know, but they were less of a nuisance than some crawlies and rather curious to watch.

Snails is pure-out crawlies, and anybody goes to eat ‘em is a goddam crawly eater, like I said.