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 se·pia /ˈsipiə/
 烏賊,烏賊的墨,顏料(a.)烏賊墨色的,使用烏賊墨顏料的

 se·pia /ˈsɪpɪə/ 名詞
 烏賊墨汁,烏賊墨色,淡墨色,暗褐色,烏賊屬,烏賊的

 Se·pi·a n.; pl. E. Sepias L. Sepiae
 1. Zool. (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.
 Sepia drawing or Sepia picture, a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.

 Se·pi·a, a. Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
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 sepia
      n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: reddish brown,
           burnt sienna, Venetian red]
      2: rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
      3: type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: genus Sepia]