Avunculicide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The killing of one's uncle. countable, uncountable

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unclecide

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"Avunculicide is more common in mythology than nepoticide."

Etymology

From Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”) + -icide.

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