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: the remains of an animal that has been killed on a road by a motor vehicle
2
: one that falls victim to intense competition
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There is a lot of roadkill along the highway.
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Coyotes are also scavengers and will feast on roadkill and clean up the environment.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Animals’ risk of becoming roadkill depends on several factors, including how many vehicles are on the road, how many animals are on the road, and how animals and human drivers behave, explains Tom Langen, a professor of biology at Clarkson University, who studies animal-vehicle collisions.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2026
One example is the federal government’s Passport 2 Recovery program, which gives tourists an opportunity to exchange citizen science efforts—such as monitoring roadkill—for reward points redeemable on the island.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
In other words, a recipe for roadkill.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Animals’ risk of becoming roadkill depends on several factors, including how many vehicles are on the road, how many animals are on the road, and how animals and human drivers behave, explains Tom Langen, a professor of biology at Clarkson University, who studies animal-vehicle collisions.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2026
One example is the federal government’s Passport 2 Recovery program, which gives tourists an opportunity to exchange citizen science efforts—such as monitoring roadkill—for reward points redeemable on the island.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
In other words, a recipe for roadkill.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roadkill
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“Roadkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadkill. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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