TUSSEH

tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta

(noun) oriental moth that produces brownish silk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tusseh (countable and uncountable, plural tussehs)

Alternative form of tussar

Anagrams

• Shutes, shutes, tushes

Source: Wiktionary


Tus"sah Tus"seh (tus"sa), n. [Also tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]

Definition: An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheræa mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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