NOUN | state | pica | an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently |
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quantity | pica, em, pica em | a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing | |
animal | Pica, genus Pica | magpies |
Sounds | pay'kah | |
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Rhymes | Africa ... yucca: 76 rhymes with kah... |
Meaning | An eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently. | |
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Narrower | geophagy, geophagia | eating earth, clay, chalk |
Broader | eating disorder | A disorder of the normal eating routine |
Spanish | pica |
Meaning | A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing. | |
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Synonyms | em, pica em | |
Part of | inch, in | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot |
Parts | en, nut | half the width of an em |
point | A linear unit used to measure the size of type | |
Broader | linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
Spanish | cícero, pica em | |
Catalan | pica em, pica |
Meaning | magpies. | |
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Synonym | genus Pica | |
Member of | Corvidae, family Corvidae | crow |
Members | magpie | long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
Spanish | género Pica, genus pica, Pica | |
Catalan | genus pica |
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