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fratricidal

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frat·ri·cide  (frtr-sd)
n.
1. The killing of one's brother or sister.
2. One who has killed one's brother or sister.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin frtricdium and frtricda : frter, frtr-, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots + -cdium and -cda, -cide.]
fratri·cidal (-sdl) adj.
Translations
fratricidal [ˌfrætrɪˈsaɪdəl] adj [war, conflict] → fratricide
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