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单词 frass
释义

frass

[ fras ]
/ fræs /

noun

insect excrement.

Origin of frass

1850–55; originally, the refuse and excrement of boring or leaf-eating insects <German Frass insect damage, corrosion, noun from base of fressen to eat (of animals); see fress, fret1

Words nearby frass

frappe, F.R.A.S., Frascati, Frasch process, Fraser, frass, frat, fratch, fratching, frater, fraternal
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Example sentences from the Web for frass

  • Generally underneath the tree will be found the frass, or ejectamenta, of the caterpillar.

    The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland

British Dictionary definitions for frass

frass
/ (fræs) /

noun

excrement or other refuse left by insects and insect larvae

Word Origin for frass

C19: from German, from fressen to devour
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