PICARIAE
Pi*ca"ri*æ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. picus a woodpecker.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds.
PICARIAN
Pi*ca"ri*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Picariæ.
— n.
Defn: One of the Picariæ.
PICAROON Pic`a*roon", n. Etym: [Sp. picaron, aug. of picaro roguish, n., a rogue.]
Defn: One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper. Sir W. Temple.
PICAYUNE
Pic`a*yune", n. Etym: [From the language of the Caribs.]
Defn: A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See
Fippenny bit. [Local, U.S.]
PICAYUNISH
Pic`a*yun"ish, a.