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 species—which looks like a strange mix of a dog, zebra, and a kangaroo—was hunted to extinction, largely because European settlers blamed them for attacks on sheep, poultry, and other livestock. — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Get the best meats, poultry and seafood delivered straight to your doorstep with a Good Chop subscription and score a free Blackstone Griddle with your 3rd order. — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026

That is far smaller than the 2025 outbreak that killed millions of commercial poultry. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

The 2025 outbreak was HPAI, and that’s the strain that continues to worry veterinarians and poultry scientists. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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