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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Corvidae — themagpies .
Etymologies
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Pica comes from the Latin word for "magpie," a bird known to eat nearly anything.
Signs of the Times 2010
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Erich Pica is president of the environmental group, Friends Of The Earth.
Stewart Brand And Erich Pica Debate Nuclear Power The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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There is a condition in dogs, cats and children called Pica, in which they ingest inappropriate, non-nutritive objects.
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Note 89: Margret J. Weinberger, "Pica," in The Cambridge World History of Food, 2 vols., eds.
Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico 2008
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He is a man of large type -- almost of "Pica" type.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 19, 1919 Various
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Machado maybe lacks in tactics, and here he is know by "Pica", not easy to translate but a guy who always have many energy!!
Podium Cafe semprenaroda 2010
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Machado maybe lacks in tactics, and here he is know by "Pica", not easy to translate but a guy who always have many energy!!
Podium Cafe semprenaroda 2010
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This woman is a picture of classic beauty in Paper Couture "Pica".
Fashion World of SL Sharron 2009
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Cholula I have, I also enjoy Tapatio and Pico Pica - absolute staples in my 'hood.
A more precise Texas chili recipe | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Its capital was Bodoni, and its leader was General Pica.
Fool me once… 2009
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