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sororicide definition

so·rori·cide (sə rôr′ə sīd′)

noun

  1. Etymology: LL sororicidium < L soror, sister + caedere, to strike, kill

    the act of murdering one's own sister

  2. Etymology: L sororicida

    a person who does this

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