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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)