Roadkilled
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Killed by a road vehicle (used of animals). not-comparable
"In most parts of the United States, only about one out of five roadkilled deer will be an antlered buck . . . and by the next day, it will still be a dead buck, but it won't still be antlered if someone else has beaten you to it."
Example
More examples"In most parts of the United States, only about one out of five roadkilled deer will be an antlered buck . . . and by the next day, it will still be a dead buck, but it won't still be antlered if someone else has beaten you to it."
Etymology
From road + killed.
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