sepia

se·pia

noun \ˈsē-pē-ə\

Definition of SEPIA

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Sepiidae) of oval-bodied cephalopods that comprise the cuttlefishes and have a saclike organ containing a dark fluid and an internal shell mostly of calcium carbonate which has been used as an antacid and in tooth and polishing powders

2

: the inky secretion of a cuttlefish or a brown pigment from it