Definition of poultry Poultry

/powˈltɹi/ - [powltree] - poul•try

We found 9 definitions of poultry from 6 different sources.

What does poultry mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: poultries
poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
		fowl, bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
		domestic fowl, fowl, poultry a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
		poulet, volaille, chicken a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
		rock cornish hen flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting
		guinea hen female guinea fowl
		squab, dove an unfledged pigeon
		duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
		goose web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
		domestic fowl, fowl
		gallinacean, gallinaceous bird heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
		genus gallus, gallus common domestic birds and related forms
		dorking an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
		plymouth rock an American breed of domestic fowl
		cornish fowl, cornish English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
		rock cornish small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
		game fowl any of several breeds reared for cockfighting
		cochin, cochin china Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
		gallus gallus, chicken a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
		bantam any of various small breeds of fowl
		meleagris gallopavo, turkey large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
		guinea fowl, numida meleagris, guinea a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
		saddle posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

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Wiktionary

poultry (Noun)
domestic fowl chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese raised for food.
poultry (Noun)
The meat from a domestic fowl.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

poultry (n.)
Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

poultry
Domesticated fowl grown for their meat and eggs.
poultry
A bird that is kept for its meat and eggs.

Wikipedia

Poultry is a group of domesticated birds kept for meat, eggs, and feathers. These usually include farm animals such as ducks, chickens, geese, turkeys, and among other types of birds.