"tensan" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Japanese 天蚕 (tensan, “tensan moth; tensan silk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|天蚕|t=tensan moth; tensan silk|tr=tensan}} Japanese 天蚕 (tensan, “tensan moth; tensan silk”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tensan (uncountable)
  1. A silk produced by the Japanese oak silkmoth (Antherea yamamai). Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Saturniid moths
    Sense id: en-tensan-en-noun-v4tmDOCw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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