Meaning & use
poultry
Domesticated birds, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys, raised for their meat or eggs.
See it in a sentence
The farm sells fresh poultry and eggs at the weekend market.
Poultry farming requires careful attention to disease control and clean housing.
A note on using this word
Poultry is an uncountable noun referring to the animals collectively or their meat, not to a single bird.
Words with a similar meaning
fowl
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