"nepocide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nepocides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin nepōs (“nephew”) + -cide. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:nepōs|-cide|id2=killing|t1=nephew}} Latin nepōs (“nephew”) + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nepocide (countable and uncountable, plural nepocides)
  1. (rare) Alternative form of nepoticide (“killing of one's own nephew”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, rare, uncountable Alternative form of: nepoticide (extra: killing of one's own nephew)
    Sense id: en-nepocide-en-noun-ySHoot-S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cide (killing)

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