poultry

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). By surface analysis, poult +‎ -ry. For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒltɹi/, /ˈpəʊltɹi/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊltɹi/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɔltɹi/, /ˈpəʉltɹi/ Homophone: paltry (some accents) === Noun === poultry (usually uncountable, plural poultries) Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both). Hypernyms: bird < animal < creature, critter Hyponyms: chicken, hen, rooster, pullet, chick; duck, duckling; turkey, gobbler; goose, gander, gosling a poultry farmer The meat from a domestic fowl. Hypernyms: meat < food Hyponyms: chicken, turkey, quail the poultry counter ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === poultry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia poultry farming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia