PICA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pica mean?
• PICA (noun)
The noun PICA has 3 senses:
1. a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
2. magpies
3. eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency
Familiarity information: PICA used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PICA (noun)
Meaning:
A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
pica; pica em; em
Hypernyms ("pica" is a kind of...):
linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Meronyms (parts of "pica"):
point (a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch)
en; nut (half the width of an em)
Holonyms ("pica" is a part of...):
in; inch (a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)
Meaning:
Magpies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pica; Pica
Hypernyms ("Pica" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Pica"):
magpie (long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call)
Holonyms ("Pica" is a member of...):
Corvidae; family Corvidae (crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay)
Meaning:
Eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
geophagia; geophagy; pica
Hypernyms ("pica" is a kind of...):
eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)
