fratricidal

 [fra-tri-sahyd, frey-]  

frat·ri·cide

   [fra-tri-sahyd, frey-]
noun
1.
a person who kills his or her brother.
2.
the act of killing one's brother.
Origin:
1490–1500; (def. 1) < Middle French < frātricīda, equivalent to frātri- (combining form of frāter) brother + -cīda -cide; (def. 2) < Middle French < Late Latin frātricīdium, equivalent to frātricīd(a) + -ium noun suffix

Related forms
frat·ri·cid·al, adjective
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fratricide (ˈfrætrɪˌsaɪd, ˈfreɪ-)
 
—n
1.  the act of killing one's brother
2.  a person who kills his brother
3.  military the destruction of or interference with a nuclear missile before it can strike its target caused by the earlier explosion of a warhead at a nearby target
 
[C15: from Latin frātricīda; see frater1, -cide]
 
fratri'cidal
 
—adj

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