- matricidal
- matricide ► NOUN 1) the killing of one's mother. 2) a person who kills their mother.DERIVATIVES matricidal adjective.ORIGIN from Latin mater 'mother' + -cidium 'killing' .
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Matricidal — Mat ri*ci dal, a. Of or pertaining to matricide. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
matricidal — adjective see matricide … New Collegiate Dictionary
matricidal — See matricide. * * * … Universalium
matricidal — adjective Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother … Wiktionary
matricidal — ma·tri cid·al || ‚mætrɪ saɪdl adj. of or about the murder of a mother … English contemporary dictionary
matricidal — matri·ci·dal … English syllables
matricidal — |ma.trə|sīdəl, |mā. adjective : of or relating to a matricide … Useful english dictionary
matricidal hatching — (NEMATA) Intrauterine larval development leading to the destruction of the female by the larvae or juveniles; eclosion intrauterine … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
matricide — matricidal, adj. /ma tri suyd , may /, n. 1. the act of killing one s mother. 2. a person who kills his or her mother. [1585 95; < L matricidium (def. 1), matricida (def. 2); see MATRI , CIDE] * * * … Universalium
matricide — noun Date: 1594 1. [Latin matricidium, from matr + cidium cide] murder of a mother by her son or daughter 2. [Latin matricida, from matr + cida cide] one that murders his or her mother • matricidal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
