The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Picus \Pi"cus\, n.; pl. Pici. [L., a woodpecker.] (Zool.) A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American and European species. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Picus n 1: type genus of Picidae [syn: Picus, genus Picus]