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fratricide

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

fratricide1 one who kills his (or her) brother XV. — F. fratricide or L. frātricīda, f. frāter; see prec. and -CIDE1.
So fratricide² killing of one's brother. XVI. — (O)F. fratricide or late L. frātricīdium; see -CIDE2.

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fratricide

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

frat·ri·cide / ˈfratrəˌsīd/ • n. the killing of one's brother or sister. ∎ a person who kills their brother or sister. ∎ the accidental killing of one's own forces in war.

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

fratricide n. the accidental killing of one's own forces in war.

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fratricide

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

fratricide The killing of siblings.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "fratricide." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

fratricide The killing of siblings.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "fratricide." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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fratricide

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

fratricide •backside, trackside •bedside • airside •Tayside, wayside •lakeside • stateside • graveside •quayside, seaside, Teesside •beachside • hillside • ringside •suicide • herbicide • regicide •fungicide • filicide • Barmecide •homicide •germicide, spermicide •tyrannicide • parricide •fratricide, matricide, patricide •uxoricide • countryside • infanticide •insecticide • pesticide • parasiticide •mountainside • Merseyside •Tyneside •dioxide, dockside, hydroxide, monoxide, oxide, peroxide •alongside •diopside, topside •broadside • downside • roadside •poolside • upside • nearside •fireside • Humberside • underside •genocide • waterside • riverside •silverside • overside •kerbside (US curbside) • Burnside

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