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matricida

matricida, a mother’s murderer, matricide

mātrĭcīda (scanned matrĭcĭda, Sid. Carm. 5, 291), ae, comm. [mater-caedo],
  • a mother's murderer, a matricide (rare but class.): quem scribis certissimum matricidam, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2; Nep. Alc. 6, 2: cantavit Oresten matricidam, Suet. Ner. 21.—In tmesi: matrique cida Nero, Aus. de XII. Caes. 35 (al. matrīcīda Nero).

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