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 study categorized red meat (beef and pork) and poultry (chicken and turkey) as unprocessed and identified deli meats, bacon, and sausage as processed. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Maintain muscle by eating 20 grams to 30 grams of protein per meal, which could include fish, poultry, yogurt and beans. —ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026

Its bread is cooked atop the dome and paired with meat, poultry, fish or vegetables, like its chicken and beef shawarmas. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Mar. 2026

Costs for meat, poultry and produce may rise the soonest, since grocery store contracts with suppliers for those items can be as short as one or two weeks, said Barbara Stewart, a professor of consumer sciences at the University of Houston. —Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 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