柞蠶絲;野蠶絲
Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also {tussa}, {tussar}, {tusser}, {tussur}, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ({Anther[ae]a mylitta}), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
tusser n : oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah}, {tusseh}, {tussur}, {tussore}, {Antheraea mylitta}]