tusser n 1: oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah}, {tusseh}, {tussur}, {tussore}, {tusser}, {Antheraea mylitta}]
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 ({Antheraea mylitta}), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]