"avunculicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: avunculicides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”) + -icide. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|avunculus||maternal uncle}} Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”), {{suffix|en||icide}} + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} avunculicide (countable and uncountable, plural avunculicides)
  1. The killing of one's uncle. Wikipedia link: avunculicide Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: unclecide Coordinate_terms: aunticide (english: aunt), filicide (english: son), fratricide (english: brother), nepoticide (english: nephew), patricide (english: father) Translations (Translations): avunculicide [masculine] (French)

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