The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rasse \Rasse\ (r[a^]s), n. [Cf. Malay r[=a]sa 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]