poultry

UK: /ˈpəʊltri/ US: /ˈpoʊltri/ ,(pōl′trē)

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poul•try /ˈpoʊltri/   n. 

1. Birds birds raised for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, etc.:
   [plural* used with a plural verb] The poultry were scattered all over the farm.
2. the meat of these birds:
   [uncountable* used with a singular verb] Poultry is as expensive as beef.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

poul•try  (pōl′trē), n. 

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

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

poul′try•less, adj. 
poul′try•like′, adj. 

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poultry / ˈpəʊltrɪ/ noun

1. domestic fowls collectively

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pouletrie, from pouletier poultry-dealer