"tussar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʌsə/ [UK] Forms: tussars [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi तसर (tasar), from Sanskrit तसर (tasara, “shuttle”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|hi|तसर}} Hindi तसर (tasar), {{uder|en|sa|तसर||shuttle}} Sanskrit तसर (tasara, “shuttle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tussar (countable and uncountable, plural tussars)
  1. A deep gold-coloured silk produced from larvae of several species of silk worms belonging to the moth genus Antheraea Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Saturniid moths
    Sense id: en-tussar-en-noun-DZGmqC9w Disambiguation of Saturniid moths: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52
  2. Any of the moth species used to produce tussar silk Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Saturniid moths
    Sense id: en-tussar-en-noun-tgert~X7 Disambiguation of Saturniid moths: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussor, tussore Derived forms: Sri Lankan tussar silk moth

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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