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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

  1. noun A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
  2. noun A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
  3. noun A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
  4. noun A cuttlefish.

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