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 Words From

• poultry·less adjective
• poultry·like 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

All of these infections occurred in farmworkers who came into contact with infected cows or poultry, except one case in Missouri in which health officials could not track the origins of the infection.

From Salon

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall.

From BBC

All of the reported cases have been described as mild, and each person is believed to have contracted the illness from infected livestock or poultry.

From Los Angeles Times

Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking the H5N1 avian flu that is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows.

From Science Daily

Authorities believe the virus was acquired via an animal source; however, the teen was not on a farm nor near any known wild birds or backyard poultry — common reservoirs for the disease.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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