poultry
n. uncountable B1 Intermediate US //ˈpoʊɫtɹi// UK //pˈəʊltɹi// poul·try
n. domestic birds kept for their meat or eggs, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys.
n. domesticated birds raised for food, particularly chickens, ducks, and turkeys.
We bought fresh poultry for the holiday dinner.
The farm sells its poultry directly to local restaurants every morning.
Modern industrial farming relies heavily on poultry production to meet the global demand for affordable protein.
From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.