Meaning & use
poults
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Young domestic fowl, especially young turkeys, raised for meat.
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The farmer moved the poults into a heated brooder for their first weeks.
Hundreds of poults arrived at the hatchery ready for distribution to local farms.
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"Poult" shares a root with "poultry" and is used specifically by farmers for young turkeys, pheasants, or other game birds.
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chicks
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