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

By Alice Park April 5, 2024 1:05 PM EDT The ongoing outbreak of bird flu has infected at least one person in the U.S. and has raised questions about how safe poultry meat and eggs are to eat right now. —Alice Park, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

Amid an outbreak of bird flu, also known as the H5N1 virus, in poultry and cattle, there is no risk of humans getting sick from America's food supply, if meat is cooked and milk is pasteurized, according to federal agencies and veterinarians that spoke to ABC News. —Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024

The first cases of this H5N1 bird flu strain emerged in North America among wild migratory birds in late 2021 and soon spread to poultry farms. —Will Stone, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024

Federal officials and the poultry companies have presented dueling narratives of the child labor allegations. —Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024

This virus spreads among wild aquatic birds and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal species. —The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024

Since the start of this outbreak of bird flu in January 2022, more than 82 million poultry in 48 states have been affected, according to the CDC. —Jen Christensen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024

The announcement comes after Minnesota officials reported the first infection of avian flu among livestock in the United States last week, when a juvenile goat living on a farm with infected poultry tested positive. —Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024

At the time of its announcement, the company noted that about half of all chicken producers in the U.S. use antibiotics when raising their poultry. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 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