poultry

American  

[pohl-tree] / ˈpoʊl tri /

noun

1. domesticated fowl collectively, especially those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl.

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poultry British  

/ ˈpəʊltrɪ /

noun

1. domestic fowls collectively

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Other Word Forms

• poultryless adjective
• poultrylike adjective

Etymology

Origin of poultry

1350–1400; Middle English pulletrie < Middle French pouleterie. See pullet, -ery

Example Sentences

Licolli, the poultry organizer, said she has “never romanticized the immigrant community and the immigrant movement.”

From Salon

Meat and poultry could be another area where consumers will see price increases, Lempert said.

From MarketWatch

Some poultry and meatpacking plants have been forced to work at reduced capacity, officials have previously said.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the while, chefs, culinary historians and industry observers were pleading for Americans to embrace poultry’s dark side.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only specific countries and individual processing plants approved by the UK government and agreed by Welsh ministers are permitted to export poultry to England, Scotland and Wales.

From BBC

Related Words

• chicken
• duck
• fowl
• geese
• pheasant
• pigeon