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rasse


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rasse  \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}.