tussah

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  1. noun An Asian silkworm, the larva of a large saturniid moth (Antheraea paphia), that produces a coarse brownish or yellowish silk.
  2. noun The silk produced by this worm or a fabric woven from it.

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  1. Hindi tasar, from Sanskrit tasaram, shuttle (probably from the shape of its cocoon); see ten- in Indo-European roots.
 

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