poultry

[pohl-tree]

noun

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

poultry

/ ˈpəʊltrɪ /

noun

1. domestic fowls collectively

Other Word Forms

• poultryless adjective
• poultrylike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of poultry¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of poultry¹

C14: from Old French pouletrie, from pouletier poultry-dealer

Example Sentences

Spain on Thursday extended poultry confinement measures to all its regions, after initially restricting birds to indoor enclosures in high-risk areas, the agriculture ministry said.

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Pilgrim’s Pride was a highlight thanks to lower grain costs and resilient U.S. demand for poultry amid high beef prices.

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Kristina Lambert, chief growth officer at poultry producer Tyson Foods Inc.

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About 80% of the soy brought into Wales is used as livestock feed for poultry and dairy farms.

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Avian flu has spread globally in recent years, leading to mass culling of poultry, some human deaths, and rising egg prices.

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Related Words

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