Synonyms for pica

Most common

cittosis · geophagy · chthonophagia · magpie · parorexia · geophagia

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

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

Related words

Phrases

double pica pica stick two-line pica double small pica small pica two-line double pica

Forms

Plural

picas → piques, magpies…

Example sentences

• magpie It's not a raven, a crow, nor a magpie. It's a rook.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters

em¹

5 letters

pique¹

6 letters

magpie²

8 letters

cittosis, geophagy

9 letters

parorexia, geophagia

13 letters

chthonophagia, allotriophagy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magpie² = 2 syllables).

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