HBIan insect, especially one that you are frightened of 〔尤指令人害怕的〕爬虫,蠕虫
Examples from the Corpus
creepy-crawly• Guillermo del Toro, who previously directed a creepy-crawly little movie called Cronos, can accomodate you with Mimic.• Some kind of Gerald Durrell character, is he, going round the world collectingcreepy-crawlies?• Since when did metalcreepy-crawlies get kitted out with stereo systems?• You'd have known so well that when you turn over a stone all kinds of creepy-crawlies come clambering out.• Sylvia had started to hallucinate, seeing creepy-crawlies on her bed, and the houseman had to come and sort her out.