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Oriental moth that produces brownish silk
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tussur
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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 ...
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n. oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah , tusseh , tussore , tusser , Antheraea mylitta ]