Lewis & Short

† 1. seps, sēpis, comm., = σήψ.

  1. I. A venomous serpent, whose bite occasioned putrefaction, Luc. 9, 764 sq.; 9, 723.
    Acc. sing. sepa, Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 102.
    Acc. Plur. sepas, Plin. 23, 2, 29, § 61; Tert. Carm. adv. Marc. 1, 1 fin.; Aus. Idyll. Grammat. 12, 14.
  2. II. An insect, perh. the wood-louse, milleped, Plin. 20, 2, 6, § 12; 29, 6, 39, § 137.