"siblicide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪblɪsaɪd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-siblicide.wav [UK] Forms: siblicides [plural]
Etymology: From sibli(ng) + -cide (suffix meaning ‘killing; killer’). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{suffix|en|sibling|cide|alt1=sibli(ng)|id2=killing|pos2=suffix meaning ‘killing; killer’}} sibli(ng) + -cide (suffix meaning ‘killing; killer’) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} siblicide (countable and uncountable, plural siblicides)
  1. (chiefly zoology) The killing of a sibling, especially as observed among certain species of animals. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Murder, Zoology Hyponyms (in humans): fratricide (english: killing of a brother), sororicide (english: killing of a sister) Derived forms: siblicidal Translations (killing of a sibling, especially as observed among certain species of animals): kainisme (Afrikaans), caïnisme [masculine] (French), Kainismus [masculine] (German), קייניזם (Hebrew), káinizmus (Hungarian), fratocido (Ido), cainismo (Italian), シブリサイド (Japanese), 형제살해 (hyeongjesalhae) (Korean), kainizm (Polish), каинизм (kainizm) (Russian), cainismo (Spanish), syskonmord (Swedish)

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