poultry

/ˈpaʊltri/

noun★Intermediate— domestic birds raised for meat or eggs

general

Domestic birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese raised for meat or eggs.

She bought fresh poultry from the local market.

This refers to buying meat from farm birds.

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The term excludes wild birds and focuses on farmed species.

Collocations

poultry farmingthe business of raising birds for foodpoultry processingthe industrial preparation of bird meat

the practice of raising birds for food

the industrial preparation of bird meat

Note that 'poultry' may refer to chicken alone in some contexts.

'Poultry' is always plural, even when referring to a single bird.

From Middle English 'poultre', from Old French 'poultre', from Latin 'pullus' meaning 'young animal'.

In American English, 'poultry' often refers to chicken meat specifically, while in British English it includes all farmed birds.

poul

young animal

root

-try

collection of

suffix

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