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TUSSUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oriental moth that produces brownish silk
Synonyms:
Antheraea mylitta; tussah; tusseh; tusser; tussore; tussur
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tussur" is a kind of...):
saturniid; saturniid moth (large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
Holonyms ("tussur" is a member of...):
Antheraea; genus Antheraea (large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality)
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