sēpĭa, ae, f., = σηπία,
the cuttle-fish , having a black, inky liquid, Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 127; Plin. 9, 29, 45, § 84; Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 45; Col. 6, 17, 7.—This liquid was used for ink, Pers. 3, 13; hence, transf., ink : furva, Aus. Ep. 4, 76.
SE´PIA[PHENEUS595a.] ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
sēpia ae, f , σηπία, the cuttle-fish, ink-fish. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun The common European cuttlefish. II. Sepia ·adj Of a dark brown color, with a little red in it...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language