sepia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cuttlefish noun A squid-like sea creature with eight arms, two long tentacles, and an internal shell, known for squirting dark ink when threatened.
- sepia noun A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
Senses
sepia is used for these senses in English:
- cuttlefish Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.
sepia — full definition
- noun A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
- noun A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
- noun A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
- noun A cuttlefish.