1. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
   "The typesetter adjusted the spacing by one pica em";
   - em, pica em
    
2. An eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
   "The child's pica led her to eat small pebbles and dirt"

1. Magpies
   - genus Pica

Sounds like: pic, pic

Derived forms: picas

Type of: bird genus, eating disorder, linear measure, linear unit

Part of: corvid, Corvidae, family Corvidae, in, inch

Encyclopedia: Pica, Jayuya, Puerto Rico