poultry

noun

poul·​try ˈpōl-trē 

: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat

Examples of poultry in a Sentence

This wine goes well with poultry.

Recent Examples on the Web

The 13 human cases through last Friday were generally mild, and more important, they were all clearly linked to sickened cows or poultry. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024

Recommended reading: In our new special issue, a Wall Street legend gets a radical makeover, a tale of crypto iniquity, misbehaving poultry royalty, and more. Read the stories. —Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024

Chef Shuai Wang and pitmaster Brandon Olson lean into pork and poultry—an ingenious cross-section between their food cultures—and meld disparate cooking styles with craft and calibration. —Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024

Bird flu is most commonly found in wild birds and poultry, but has more recently been detected in mammals, with an outbreak in cattle seen across the country this year. —Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pultrie, from Anglo-French pulletrie, from pulleter poulterer, from pullet chicken — more at pullet

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

poultry

noun

poul·​try ˈpōl-trē 

: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat

Etymology

Middle English pultrie "fowl raised for food," from early French pulletrie (same meaning), from pulleter "one who raises poultry," from pullet "chicken" — related to pullet