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

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

“We could have prevented the spread of bird flu on poultry farms across America, and we didn’t. We could have prevented the spread of bird flu on dairy farms, and we didn’t.”

From Los Angeles Times

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a farm in East Riding of Yorkshire.

From BBC

The virus - which affects poultry and wild birds - has been around for a century, usually flaring up in autumn and fading away in spring and summer.

From BBC

All poultry at the premises will be humanely culled, Defra said.

From BBC

Related Words

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