roadkill

roadkill
roadkill [rōd′kil΄]
n.
Slang the body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a passing vehicle: also road kill

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road·kill (rōdʹkĭl') n.
1. An animal or animals killed by being struck by a motor vehicle.
2. Slang. One that has failed or been defeated and is no longer worthy of consideration: “Many radio rightists betray a truculent nostalgia for the old foes who became their roadkill” (Richard Corliss).

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