Pica

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pica"

Translingual

Pica pica

Etymology

From Latin pica (“magpie”).

Proper noun

Pica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – the 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 hudsonia (black-billed magpie), Pica nuttalli (yellow-billed magpie) - selected other species

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

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpika/ [ˈpi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: Pi‧ca

Proper noun

Pica m

1. A town in Tamarugal, Tarapacá, Chile