frass

The definition of frass is the waste left as an animal's bowel movement.

(noun)

An example of frass is what a bug excretes after eating a leaf.

See frass in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the mixture of fecal material and plant matter left by an animal, esp. an insect, after it has eaten its way into a tree, plant, etc.

See frass in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Debris or excrement produced by insects.

Origin:

Origin: German, feed, result of eating, insect damage

Origin: , from Middle High German vrâz

Origin: , from Old High German frāz

Origin: , from frezzan, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots

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