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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpəʊltri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpoʊltri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pōl′trē)

poul•try /ˈpoʊltri/USA pronunciation n.

Birds birds raised for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, etc.:[plural* used with a plural verb]The poultry were scattered all over the farm.
the meat of these birds:[uncountable* used with a singular verb]Poultry is as expensive as beef.

poul•try (pōl′trē),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsdomesticated fowl collectively, esp. those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl.

Middle French pouleterie. See pullet, -ery
Middle English pulletrie 1350–1400

poul′try•less, adj.
poul′try•like′, adj.

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poultry /ˈpəʊltrɪ/ n

domestic fowls collectively

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pouletrie, from pouletier poultry-dealer

'poultry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

barn - battery - bird flu - broody - choline - clean - coop - demi-vegetarian - devil - dip - dressing - galantine - gizzard - hackle - lard - livestock - mash - pâté - pilau - pip - polecat - poultryman - ragout - rotisserie - shears - stuff - stuffed - stuffing - sunflower - turnspit - agriculture - ballottine - bard - bird - Burgundy - business - butcher - butcher shop - cannelloni - carvery - chicken hawk - chook - coryza - croquette - dock - domestic fowl - feedgrain - free-range - gallinaceous - gapes

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Synonyms: fowl, chicken, bird, more...

Collocations: proper poultry preparation, [cook, grill, roast] poultry, sell poultry, more...

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