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matricide
mat·ri·cide [ máttrə sd ] (plural mat·ri·cides)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. killing of own mother: the act of murdering your own mother
2. killer of own mother: somebody who kills his or her own mother
[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin matricidium< matr- "mother"]

mat·ri·ci·dal [ màttrə sd'l ] adjective
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