Definition of pica

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Pica (n.) A vitiated appetite that craves what is unfit for food, as chalk, ashes, coal, etc.; chthonophagia..

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Telescopic :: Telescopic (a.) Alt. of Telescopica.
Satrapical :: Satrapical (a.) Satrapal.
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Euisopoda :: Euisopoda () A group which includes the typical Isopoda.
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Despisable :: Despisable (a.) Despicable; contemptible.
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