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tussore
tus·sore T0429200 (tŭs′ôr′)n. Variant of tussah.tussore (tʊˈsɔː; ˈtʌsə) , tusser or tussahn1. (Textiles) a strong coarse brownish Indian silk obtained from the cocoons of an Oriental saturniid silkworm, Antheraea paphia2. (Textiles) a fabric woven from this silk3. (Animals) the silkworm producing this silk[C17: from Hindi tasar shuttle, from Sanskrit tasara a wild silkworm]tus•sah or tus•seh (ˈtʌs ə)
n. 1. a rough silk from India, commonly woven in its natural, undyed tan color. Compare Shantung (def. 2). 2. the silkworm of an Oriental moth of the genus Antheraea, as A. mylitta, that produces this silk. [1580–90; earlier tusser < Hindi tasar shuttle; compare Skt tasara, trasara kind of silkworm] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tussore - oriental moth that produces brownish silkAntheraea mylitta, tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussursaturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoonsAntheraea, genus Antheraea - large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality |
tussore
Related to tussore: tussahSynonyms for tussorenoun oriental moth that produces brownish silkSynonyms- Antheraea mylitta
- tussah
- tusseh
- tusser
- tussur
Related Words- saturniid
- saturniid moth
- Antheraea
- genus Antheraea
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