Se"pi*a (?), n.; pl. E. Sepias (#), L. Sepiæ (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.

2. A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India.

Se"pi*a, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.

Se"pi*a (?), n.; pl. E. Sepias (#), L. Sepiæ (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; the cuttlefish, or squid.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The common European cuttlefish. (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.

2. A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India.

Se"pi*a, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.

• (colour) A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
       sepia colour:   
  
• A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
  
• A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
  
• A cuttlefish.
  
• (colour) Of a dark reddish-brown colour.