| 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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