Pica

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pica"

Translingual

Pica pica

Etymology

From Latin pica (“magpie”).

Proper noun

Pica f

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – certain magpies.

Hyponyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Corvidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pica pica (European magpie) – type species; Pica asirensis (Asir magpie), Pica bottanensis (black-rumped magpie), Pica hudsonia (black-billed magpie), Pica mauritanica (Maghreb magpie), Pica nuttalli (yellow-billed magpie), Pica serica (oriental magpie) – other species

Derived terms

References

Pica (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Pica (Chile)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpika/
Rhymes: -ika
Syllabification: Pi‧ca

Proper noun

Pica m

A town in Tamarugal, Tarapacá, Chile

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