pica
/ˈpʌɪkə//ˈpaɪkə/noun
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A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
Synonyms:allotriophagychthonophagiacittosisgeophagy
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/ˈpʌɪkə//ˈpaɪkə/Definitions
A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
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A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
(usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in.
A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.
/ˈpʌɪkə//ˈpaɪkə/Definitions
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
/ˈpʌɪkə//ˈpaɪkə/Definitions
A magpie.