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Definition: tussa
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]