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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fratricide /ˈfratrɪsʌɪd/

▶noun

1 the killing of one's brother or sister.
■ a person who does this.

2 the accidental killing of one's own forces in war.

– derivatives
fratricidal adjective.

– origin C15: via Fr. from late L. fratricidium, from frater ‘brother’ + -cidium (see -cide).

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