fratricide
noun
frat·ri·cide
ˈfra-trə-ˌsīd 
1
: one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (such as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister
2
: the act of a fratricide
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This can particularly be a problem when aircraft are supporting ground troops in combat, a sometimes confusing situation where mistakes can lead to fratricide.
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Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2018
Here, Hamlet is a melancholy suburban prince named Juicy, in a Black family rocked by betrayal and fratricide and ghosts who pop out of backyard grills.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
The problem with the plan was fratricide, among other wanton cellular murders.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
The Type-1a supernovae don’t come from solitary stars sitting around waiting to die, but from a case of pure stellar fratricide.
—Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
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Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2018
Here, Hamlet is a melancholy suburban prince named Juicy, in a Black family rocked by betrayal and fratricide and ghosts who pop out of backyard grills.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
The problem with the plan was fratricide, among other wanton cellular murders.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
The Type-1a supernovae don’t come from solitary stars sitting around waiting to die, but from a case of pure stellar fratricide.
—Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
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fratricide
noun
frat·ri·cide
ˈfra-trə-ˌsīd
1
: one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister
2
: the act of a fratricide
Etymology
Middle French, from Latin fratricida, from fratr-, frater brother + -cida killing
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