[PAHY-kuh]
noun
An abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat.
My Boston Terrier, Rik, has a pica for his own feces.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
Pica. The Effin Word, The Effin Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/pica. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. pica, accessed October 1, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/pica.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Pica. In The Effin Word. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/pica