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sororicide

(sə rôr′ə sīd′)

noun

Origin: LL sororicidium < L soror, sister + caedere, to strike, kill
the act of murdering one's own sister
Origin: L sororicida
a person who does this

Related Forms:

sororicidal adjective

See sororicide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The killing of one's sister.
One who kills one's own sister.

Origin:

Origin: Latin soror, sister; see swesor- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -cide

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Related Forms:

so·rorˌi·cidˈal (-sīdˈl) adjective

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