Fratricide

fratricide

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

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

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fratricide The killing of siblings.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "fratricide." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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fratricide The killing of siblings.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "fratricide." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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