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Oriental silkworm
Answer for the clue "Oriental silkworm ", 6 letters:
tusser
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah , tusseh , tussur , tussore , Antheraea mylitta ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also tussa , tussar , tusser , tussur , etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasar ] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ( Anther[ae]a mylitta ), that feeds on the leaves of the oak ...
Usage examples of tusser.
She left out nothing, neither the plans she knew Tusser had for her nor the wounding of Gulper, nor die mad flight to get away.
Tusser and a half dozen of his warriors close behind, Rohan approached the scene that Weyse had described to Granddam Zaz.
Ashen prepared to step off the last submerged stone and past Tusser.