TUSSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tusser mean? 

• TUSSER (noun)
  The noun TUSSER has 1 sense:

1. oriental moth that produces brownish silk

  Familiarity information: TUSSER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUSSER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oriental moth that produces brownish silk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

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

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

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

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

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