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Webster 1913 Edition


Rasse

Rasse

(răs)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Malay
rāsa
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
.

Definition 2024


Rasse

Rasse

See also: rasse

German

Noun

Rasse f (genitive Rasse, plural Rassen)

  1. race (subspecies), breed
  2. (uncountable) (Rasse haben): quality, class, classiness, temperament
    Die Frau hat Rasse

Synonyms

  • Race

Derived terms

rasse

rasse

See also: Rasse

English

Noun

rasse (plural rasses)

  1. Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet.