TUSSAH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Oriental moth that produces brownish silk

Synonyms:

Antheraea mylitta; tussah; tusseh; tusser; tussore; tussur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tussah" is a kind of...):

saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)

Holonyms ("tussah" is a member of...):

Antheraea; genus Antheraea (large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality)

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