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Definition of Genus sepia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Sepiidae.
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Sepiidae, Sepiidae
Member holonyms: Cuttle, Cuttlefish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sepia
Literary usage of Genus sepia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publication by Palaeontographical Society (Great Britain) (1849)
"... to form a section in the genus Sepia for the reception of the fossil species.
In this opinion M. Deshayes has been followed by MM. Pictet and d'Orbigny. ..."
2. Address Delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Geological Society of by Joseph Ellison Portlock (1858)
"... when they were represented by the Belemnites and 6 other genera, including
the existing genus Sepia and three other living genera, simultaneously with ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1822)
"... and most of which have a solid, detached, and cretaceous or horny substance
contained within them. These constitute the genus Sepia, ..."
4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1861)
"fish or Squad, or even Sepia, is intended to represent the Linnean genus Sepia,
not the genus as now restricted, and is synonymous with the ..."
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