Vocabulary : Sephen to Sepon
Sephen : A large sting ray of the genus Trygon, especially T. sephen of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The skin is an article of commerce.Sepia : The common European cuttlefish. ;; A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish. ;; 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. ;; Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
Sepiae : of Sepia
Sepias : of Sepia
Sepic : Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia; as, a sepic drawing.
