tussar

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Synonyms: hussar, tussah, tusser, tussor, tussur, tussal, tessar, tuskar

Antonyms: hussar, tussah, tusser, tussor, tussur, tussal, tessar, tuskar

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Noun

1. A deep gold-coloured [[silk]] produced from [[larvae]] of several species of silk worms belonging to the moth genus {{taxfmt|Antheraea|genus}}
2. Any of the moth species used to produce tussar silk

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