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

First made popular in the late 1800s, burgoo typically includes a variety of fresh vegetables and a mixture of mutton, beef, pork, or poultry. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026

Interest in her field exploded in the late 1990s and again in the mid-aughts when the H5N1 bird flu virus began infecting and killing mass numbers of poultry in China and other parts of Southeast Asia — and infecting and killing some people as well. —Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026

Secondly, shortly after this poultry product made its way onto the ice, the Oilers would give up two late goals in the third period to give Anaheim the win and a 1-1 series split heading back to Southern California. —Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026

The department said that there are no commercial poultry or dairy cattle operations within a 10-kilometer radius of the flock. —Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 Apr. 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