pica

noun

A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.

1. A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
2. (usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
3. A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in.
4. A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.

noun

Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

noun

A magpie.