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Poultry

/ˈpɒltɹi/

Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs).

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📖 Definitions of "Poultry"

noun

1
Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs).
2
The meat from a domestic fowl.

🔄 Synonyms of "Poultry"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fowlnoun	A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.
domestic fowlnoun	a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Poultry"

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Word	Definition
fowlnoun	A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.
domestic fowlnoun	a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
roosternoun	(Canada, US, Kent, Australia, New Zealand) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
hennoun	A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
henhousenoun	Synonym of hencoop.
flocknoun	A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
aviannoun	A bird.
chickennoun	(countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
birdnoun	An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
quillnoun	A pen made from a feather.
meatnoun	(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat).
livestocknoun	Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
broilernoun	A chicken raised for meat.
husbandrynoun	The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
corralnoun	An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
slaughteringnoun	An act of slaughter; a killing.
avenoun	A reverential salutation.
crtnoun	(electronics, computing, becoming dated) A display device using a cathode ray tube, such as early televisions or monitors.
biancanoun	A female given name from Italian.
avesnoun	A surname