noun🔗Share异食癖 A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand."The doctor suspected the child had pica because she was constantly eating dirt from the garden. "医生怀疑这个孩子得了异食癖，因为她总是吃花园里的土。medicineminddiseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share派卡, 十二号字 A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point."The body text of the report was formatted in 12-point, also known as pica, for readability. "报告正文为了方便阅读，使用了12号字，也就是派卡字体。typewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share派卡, 十二点活字 (usually with qualifier) A font of this size."My grandmother uses a pica font size for her handwritten letters. "我奶奶手写的信件都用派卡大小的字体，也就是十二点活字大小。typewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share派卡, 十二点活字，六分之一英寸 A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in."The magazine article's text was set in 12-point font, with a line length of 20 picas. "这篇杂志文章的正文字体是12点，行长是20派卡。unitwritingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share比卡，圣名录。 A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars."The parish priest consulted the pica to determine which saint's feast day should be celebrated that week. "教区神父查阅了圣名录（比卡），以确定本周应该庆祝哪位圣人的瞻礼日。religionliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鼠兔, விலங்குAny 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."While hiking in the Rocky Mountains, we were lucky enough to spot a pica scurrying among the rocks, gathering grasses for its winter food cache. "在落基山脉徒步旅行时，我们很幸运地看到一只鼠兔在岩石间窜来窜去，为过冬储备食物收集草料。animalnatureorganismbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share喜鹊，鹊。 A magpie."A pica perched on the fence, its iridescent feathers shimmering in the sun. "一只喜鹊栖息在篱笆上，它那彩虹般的羽毛在阳光下闪闪发光。animalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
