[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rasse \rasse\ ra^s, n. cf. malay r=asa taste, sensation.
   zool.
   a carnivore viverricula mallaccensis allied to the civet
   but smaller, native of china and the east indies. it
   furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is
   highly prized by the javanese. called also malacca weasel,
   and lesser civet.
   1913 webster
see also:
viverricula mallaccensis malacca weasel lesser civet 

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