roadkills
Struck animals' remains
Roadkills is the plural of roadkill—animals struck and killed by vehicles on roads.
The word can refer to individual carcasses or collectively to the phenomenon: We counted three roadkills on the drive.
Figuratively, roadkill describes anyone or anything crushed by overwhelming force: His political opponents became roadkill.
Slaughtered animal's body
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- raccoonMasked North American omnivore
- opossumAmerican pouch-bearing mammal
- skunkSpray-armed striped mammal
squirrel · armadillo · rabbit · fox · badger · hedgehog · kangaroo · wombat
Major road for travel
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
headlights · nighttime · rural · speed · crossing · warning signs · braking · visibility
State of eventual death
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- migrationMovement to new territory
wildlife crossing · overpass · underpass · conservation · endangered · habitat · biodiversity · mitigation
carcass
Slaughtered animal's body
skunk · squirrel · armadillo · rabbit · fox · badger · hedgehog · kangaroo · wombat · porcupine
highway
Major road for travel
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- swerveAbrupt directional change
avoidance · headlights · nighttime · rural · speed · crossing · warning signs · braking · visibility · shoulders
mortality
State of eventual death
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
migration · wildlife crossing · overpass · underpass · conservation · endangered · habitat · biodiversity · mitigation · fencing
game
Organized play or sport
venison · harvest · fresh · legal · edible · preparation · butcher · cuisine · resourceful · survival