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单词 matricide
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mat•ri•cide /ˈmætrɪˌsaɪd, ˈmeɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the act of killing one's mother: [uncountable]the horror of matricide.[countable]the number of reported matricides.
  2. [countable] one who kills his or her mother.
mat•ri•cid•al, /ˌmætrɪˈsaɪdəl, ˌmeɪ-/USA pronunciation  adj. See -mater-, -cide-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mat•ri•cide  (ma′tri sīd′, mā′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of killing one's mother.
  2. a person who kills his or her mother.
  • Latin mātricīdium (def. 1), mātricīda (def. 2); see matri-, -cide
  • 1585–95
mat′ri•cid′al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
matricide /ˈmætrɪˌsaɪd ˈmeɪ-/ n
  1. the act of killing one's own mother
  2. a person who kills his mother
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin mātrīcīdium (the act), mātrīcīda (the agent). See matri-, -cide
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