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fratricide

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[Middle French, from Latin fratricida, from fratr- frater brother + -cida killing]
1 : one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister
2 : the act of a fratricide
frat·ri·cid·al [fra-trə-sīd-l]
adj