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frass

noun
\ ˈfras How to pronounce frass (audio) \

Definition of frass

: debris or excrement produced by insects

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Besides holes, these pests can also leave behind shed pupae skins, webbing, and frass, insect excrement that looks like large grains of sand, according to pest management brand Woodstream. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths in Every Part of Your Home, According to Experts," 13 Mar. 2019 Look for large, black ants as well as the tell-tell sawdust-like debris, called frass. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018 Look for large, black ants as well as the tell-tell sawdust-like debris, called frass. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018 Look for large, black ants as well as the tell-tell sawdust-like debris, called frass. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018 Look for large, black ants as well as the tell-tell sawdust-like debris, called frass. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018 Look for large, black ants as well as the tell-tell sawdust-like debris, called frass. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018 Look for large, black ants as well as the tell-tell sawdust-like debris, called frass. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018 Look for large, black ants as well as the tell-tell sawdust-like debris, called frass. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018

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First Known Use of frass

1854, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for frass

German, insect damage, literally, eating away, from Old High German vrāz food, from frezzan to devour — more at fret

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