poultry
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊltri/
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carne de ave
- She prefers cooking poultry instead of red meat for a healthier meal option.
- poultry meat
- poultry products
- poultry and eggs
And this one doesn't even have carrageenan ingredients, water, poultry, liver, meat byproducts, wheat gluten.
- And this one doesn't even have carrageenan ingredients, water, poultry, liver, meat byproducts, wheat gluten.
- I don't care if you get this from seafood, from mollusks, from shellfish, from poultry, from wild game, from red meat.
- But my food list, I kind of wrote down sort of what my wife does shopping, but like fatty cuts in meat, poultry, and we get like the whole chicken usually with a bone.
Examples
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Many people enjoy eating poultry such as chicken and turkey during the holidays.
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Other migrant workers may be employed in meat and poultry processing or in the horse industry.
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The country with the least expensive poultry is Mexico.
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The total cost of producing poultry meat and eggs had increased about 30 percent through the end of 2007.
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The demand for poultry is increasing due to growing urban populations.
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And that tends to be a lot cheaper for folks than, you know, buying meat or poultry every single week.
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You'll be able to add some poultry or perhaps meat stock for more taste.
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FSIS has the responsibility for ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled.
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USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ensures the safety of meat and poultry consumed as food.
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Pathogens such as Salmonella and Campylobacter are the main causes of foodborne illness from poultry consumption.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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The flesh of animals that people eat
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Meat from a farm bird that people eat
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The meat of a large farm bird often roasted and eaten
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Meat from the water bird often eaten as food
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Meat from animals like chicken or duck that people eat
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Meat from the large water bird often eaten at special meals
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The meat of a small pigeon that people eat
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Meat from a small bird often roasted or grilled
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Meat from an older female chicken that people use for stewing
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Chicken cooked in an oven until brown and served as a main meal
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Meat from a large wild bird often roasted for food
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Meat from birds like chicken or duck used for food
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A male chicken made unable to breed and raised for its meat
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A young chicken raised for its meat
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Turkey meat cooked in an oven and served as a main dish
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Meat from a chicken that people eat, often in French cooking
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Meat from a young duck served as food
A small young chicken often served as food
Meat from a female turkey is more tender and tastes milder
Meat from a seabird, often from chicks and usually smoked
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Poultry comes from the old Latin word pullus 'young animal' and the French poule 'hen', and it first named the birds and later the meat from those birds. That's why poultry can also mean the meat of chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese that we eat.