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n.
Debris or excrement produced by insects.

[German, feed, result of eating, insect damage, from Middle High German vrâz, from Old High German frāz, from frezzan, to eat.]


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A powdery residue in holes bored in wood by insects, usually by powder-post beetles.


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debris or excrement produced by insects
 
 
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