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pica (2)
pi·ca [ pkə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
craving to eat nonfood things: the indiscriminate craving for and eating of substances such as paint chips, clay, plaster, or dirt
[Mid-16th century. < Latin, literally "magpie," translation of Greek kissa]
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