poultry
poultry — noun
1. birds on a farm, including ducks, geese, and chickens, that people keep for eggs
birds on a farm, including ducks, geese, and chickens, that people keep for eggs or food
Farmers raise poultry behind the red barn near Tainan.
collocation: raise poultry
The school keeps poultry so students can collect fresh eggs.
purpose: keep poultry for eggs
During the storm, workers moved the poultry into a warm shed.
Mr. Lin sells live poultry from wooden cages at the Sunday market.
Ducks and geese are common poultry on that small family farm.
- fowl
More formal or technical, and often less common in everyday speech.
- domestic birds
A broader phrase that can include birds not raised mainly for meat or eggs.
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable group noun. Common in farming and food-production contexts, not for one individual bird.
常見錯誤
2. food made from farm birds such as chicken, duck, or goose
food made from farm birds such as chicken, duck, or goose
We bought fresh poultry for the hot pot dinner tonight.
collocation: fresh poultry
This soup uses poultry instead of beef or pork.
The cook stored raw poultry on the bottom shelf of the fridge.
Some patients avoid poultry after the surgery because chewing hurts.
The cafe serves rice, vegetables, and grilled poultry at lunch.
- chicken
Often the everyday meat word, but it names one kind of poultry rather than the whole category.
- white meat
A cooking term that overlaps with poultry but does not cover every case exactly.
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in cooking, menus, and food-safety advice. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the live birds rather than the meat.