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fratricide
frat·ri·cide [ fráttri sd ] (plural frat·ri·cides)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. killing of brother: the crime of killing a brother
2. killer of brother: somebody who kills a brother
[15th century. Via French< Latin fratricida "brother-killer"]

frat·ri·cid·al [ fràttri sd'l ] adjective
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