roadkill

British  

/ ˈrəʊdˌkɪl /

noun

1. the remains of an animal or animals killed on the road by motor vehicles

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Example Sentences

The meat was stringy and gray with little streaks of pink in it, and it reeked like roadkill.

From Literature

Hunters and conservationists alike support building a wildlife crossing in the top roadkill hot spot in the Eastern Sierra — a deadly stretch of Highway 395 that runs past the Mammoth Yosemite Airport.

From Los Angeles Times

“Wall Street was debating whether these guys were going to be AI roadkill,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” is sticky sweet and sludgy and so cloyingly aesthetic that the roadkill bleeds ropes of twee entrails.

From Los Angeles Times

Squirrels typically eat acorns, seeds, nuts and fruit, but are known to occasionally eat fresh carrion or roadkill, insects, eggs or other discarded food.

From Los Angeles Times