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roadkill

/ˈɹəʊdˌkɪl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The killing of an animal by a road vehicle
  2. The animal(s) so killed
  3. (by extension) a helpless victim

Etymology / origin

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Related words

homekill(English)slaughter(English)catastrophic kill(English)kill(English)ursicide(English)autocide(English)butchery(English)theriocide(English)opossum(English)bingo(English)eviction(English)stew(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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