poultry
poultry Lexical Profile
poultry Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Domesticated birds belonging primarily to the orders Galliformes and Anseriformes—such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese—that are raised by humans on farms for their eggs, meat, or feathers.
"The family farm raises free-range poultry alongside several small herds of dairy goats."
The edible flesh of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese prepared and served as food, often distinguished in culinary contexts from red meat and seafood.
"Nutritionists often recommend substituting lean poultry or fish for red meat in a balanced diet."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French pouletrie, meaning 'domestic fowl' or the poultry trade, derived from poulet ('young fowl' or 'pullet'), which traces back to Latin pullus ('young animal' or 'chick').
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