pica

Noun
  1. An eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently (synset 114079459)
    is a type of: eating disorder - a disorder of the normal eating routine
    subtypes: geophagia, geophagy - eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior
  2. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing (synset 113734533)
    is a type of: linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
    has:
    • point - a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
    • en, nut - half the width of an em
    is a part of: in, inch - a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
    same as: em, pica em
  3. Magpies (synset 101584752)
    is a type of: bird genus - a genus of birds
    member holonym: magpie - long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
    belongs to: corvidae, family corvidae - crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
    same as: genus pica

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