picas

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

A magpie.

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.