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poul·try  (pltr)
n.
Domestic fowls, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese, raised for meat or eggs.

[Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouletrie, from pouletier, poultry dealer, from poulet, pullet; see pullet.]

poultry [ˈpəʊltrɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) domestic fowls collectively
[from Old French pouletrie, from pouletier poultry-dealer]

poultry
domestic fowl, particularly those raised for food or laying eggs.
See also: Birds
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.poultrypoultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
Dorking - an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
Plymouth Rock - an American breed of domestic fowl
Cornish fowl, Cornish - English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
Rock Cornish - small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
game fowl - any of several breeds reared for cockfighting
cochin, cochin china - Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
genus Gallus, Gallus - common domestic birds and related forms
Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
bantam - any of various small breeds of fowl
Meleagris gallopavo, turkey - large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
guinea fowl, Numida meleagris, guinea - a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
saddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
2.poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
Rock Cornish hen - flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting
guinea hen - flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens)
squab, dove - flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
duck - flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
goose - flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)
turkey - flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

poultry noun
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Translations
poultry [ˈpəʊltrɪ]
A. N (alive) → aves fpl de corral; (as food) → aves fpl
B. CPD poultry breeding Navicultura f
poultry dealer Nrecovero/a m/f, pollero/a m/f
poultry farm Ngranja f avícola
poultry farmer Navicultor(a) m/f
poultry farming Navicultura f
poultry house Ngallinero m
poultry keeper N = poultry farmer poultry keeping N = poultry farming poultry shop N (US) → pollería f

poultry [ˈpəʊltri] nvolaille f
poultry farm nélevage m de volailles
poultry farmer naviculteur/trice m/f

poultry
nGeflügel nt

poultry:
poultry farm
poultry farmer
nGeflügelzüchter(in) m(f)
poultry farming
poultry house
nHühnerhaus nt
poultryman
n (esp US) (= farmer)Geflügelzüchter(in) m(f); (= dealer)Geflügelhändler(in) m(f)

poultry [ˈpəʊltrɪ] npollame m
poultry [ˈpəʊltrɪ] npollame m

poultry
n poultry [ˈpəultri]
farmyard birds, eg hens, ducks, geese, turkeys They keep poultry. pluimvee طُيور، دواجِن домашни птици drůbež fjerkræ das Geflügel πουλερικά aves de corral, volatería sulgloomad مرغ و خروس siipikarja volaille עוֹף घरेलू पक्षी perad baromfi peternakan unggas alifuglar pollame 家きん類 가금 naminiai paukščiai, paukštiena mājputni ayam itik gevogelte fjærfe drób aves domésticas pă­sări de curte домашняя птица hydina perutnina živina fjäderfä สัตว์ปีก kümes hayvan(lar)ı 家禽 свійська птиця مرغي کا فارم gia cầm
n poulterer
a person who sells poultry (and game) as food We ordered a turkey from the poulterer. pluimveeboer بائِع طيور او دواجِن търговец на домашни птици и дивеч obchodník s drůbeží vildthandler der/die Geflügelhändler(in) έμπορος πουλερικών pollero linnulihamüüja فروشنده مرغ وخروس و طیور siipikarjan kasvattaja marchand/-ande de volailles מוֹכֵר עוֹפוֹת मुर्गी वाला peradar baromfi- és vadkereskedő pedagang ayam alifuglabóndi pollivendolo 鳥肉屋 가금상 paukštienos pardavėjas putnu gaļas pārdevējs penjual ayam itik poelier fjærfe-/vilthandler handlarz drobiu vendedor de aves vânzător de păsări (de curte) торговец домашней птицей, дичью obchodník s hydinou perutninar živinar fågel- och vilthandlare พ่อค้าสัตว์ปีก tavukçu 家禽販子 свійська птиця مرغي بيچنے والا người bán gia cầm


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