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# poultry

noun (poultry, uncountable; plural meaning)

«poultry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Birds kept on farms for their meat or eggs, such as chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#m1)
2. The meat from these birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography, science and food lessons: poultry farms, free-range poultry, and kitchen hygiene (wash hands after touching raw poultry; cook it thoroughly). Phrases: «poultry farm», «raw poultry», «poultry and fish».

### Examples

- The farmer keeps poultry and sheep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#x1)
- Chickens, ducks and turkeys are all poultry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#x2)
- Wash your hands after touching raw poultry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#x3)
- The shop sells meat, poultry and fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#x4)
- Free-range poultry can walk outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#x5)
- Bird flu can spread among poultry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#x6)
- A MAN had two Gamecocks in his poultry-yard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «poultry is» (meat) or «poultry are» (the birds, used as a plural). No «poultries». Food safety: raw poultry can carry salmonella, so use a separate chopping board and cook it until no pink remains.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «poultry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poultry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«poultry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poultry.html) on Mova free.