\Rasse\, n. [Cf. Malay r[=a]sa taste, sensation.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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}.