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Answer for the clue "Oriental moth that produces brownish silk ", 6 letters:
tussur

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of tussore English)

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 ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah , tusseh , tussore , tusser , Antheraea mylitta ]