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

Sacramento County health inspectors closed four local eateries including a poultry shop, a Latino supermarket, a Chinese restaurant and an Indian sweet shop due to a lack of hot water and dead and live cockroaches in the facility. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026

The majority of your protein should come from whole foods like eggs, poultry, fish, beans, dairy, tofu, and nuts. —Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Jan. 2026

For the third time in less than a month, a Georgia commercial poultry flock has tested positive for a contagious strain of bird flu that’s deadly to birds, state agriculture officials announced Wednesday. —Drew Kann, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Eating vegetables like spinach, fruits like avocado or proteins like fish and poultry can be a great way to get high amounts in your diet. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 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