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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.

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

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In 1931 he was asked by Britain's poultry club to help preserve the breed, whose numbers had dwindled due to changing tastes.

From BBC

To keep the study grounded in real-world conditions, the researchers chose a model of a single village in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu - the heart of India's poultry belt.

From BBC

Several French farming sectors are in deep crisis, from wine-growers hit by falling consumption to poultry farmers hit by avian flu.

From BBC

Meat prices edged 0.8% lower, led by lower pig and poultry prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

A farmer has converted an old poultry barn into a storage facility to house items donated to a local charity which was running out of space.

From BBC

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