PICIFORM
Pi"ci*form, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Piciformes.
PICIFORMES
Pic`i*for"mes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Picus, and -Form.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.
PICINE
Pi"cine, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the woodpeckers (Pici), or to the
Piciformes.
PICK
Pick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Picked; p. pr. & vb. n. Picking.] Etym:
[OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka,
Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. Peck, v.,
Pike, Pitch to throw.]
1. To throw; to pitch. [Obs.] As high as I could pick my lance. Shak.
2. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
3. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.