Sororicide Definition

sə-rôrĭ-sīd, -rŏr-
noun
The act of murdering one's own sister.
Webster's New World
A person who does this.
Webster's New World
One who kills one's own sister.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Sororicide

Noun

Singular:
sororicide
Plural:
sororicides

Origin of Sororicide

  • Latin sororicida (“one who kills his sister"), from soror (“sister"). Equivalent to +"Ž -cide.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin soror sister swesor- in Indo-European roots –cide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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