Category:Rasse

Rasse, n. Etym: [cf. Malay rasa taste, sensation.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.