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Pela
- - See Wax insect, under Wax.
Pica
- noun - a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
- an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
- magpies
Pika
- noun - small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
Pima
- noun - a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
- the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima
Pina
- - A cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting; also, the residuary cone of spongy silver left after the retorting.
Pipa
- noun - type genus of the Pipidae
Pisa
- noun - a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
Pita
- noun - usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
Plea
- noun - (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
- an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
Proa
- - A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the flying proa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known.