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pica

noun as in eating disorder

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noun as in typeface

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So in Vincent—'pica loquax'—'pica garrula,' &c.; and in Pliny, lib.

Others will have a craving for some article not proper for food;—this is called Pica.

This large hermit-crab, found in Florida and in more southern waters, inhabits the beautiful pearly shell of Livona pica.

Pietro entreated and threatened, Pica wept and caressed, but all in vain.

There is a play here on the double meaning of pie, namely a bird (Latin pica), and an article of food.

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