"parricidal" meaning in English

See parricidal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more parricidal [comparative], most parricidal [superlative], parricidial [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin parricīdālis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|parricīdālis}} Latin parricīdālis Head templates: {{en-adj}} parricidal (comparative more parricidal, superlative most parricidal)
  1. Related to, inclined to, or guilty of, the murder of one's immediate family.
    Sense id: en-parricidal-en-adj-NNL8JJna Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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