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geophagia vs pica

pica vs geophagia

geophagia and pica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geophagia Yes No No No
pica Yes No No No
As nouns, pica is a hypernym of geophagia; that is, pica is a word with a broader meaning than geophagia:
  • geophagia: eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior
  • pica: an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
geophagia (noun) pica (noun)
eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
Difference between geophagia and pica

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