Rasse
Rasse (ras) , noun
[Compare Malay rāsa taste, sensation.]
(Zoology) 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.