a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
"The farmer raised chickens, which are poultry and believed to have originated as descendants of the red jungle fowl."
flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
"The chef prepared a delicious roast chicken, which is considered poultry when sold as meat."
Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs).
"The farm raises several thousand poultry to supply fresh eggs and meat to the local market."
In plain English: Poultry refers to domesticated birds that people raise for their meat and eggs, such as chickens and turkeys.
"We bought some fresh poultry from the local market to make dinner tonight."
Usage: Poultry refers specifically to domesticated birds like chickens and turkeys that are kept on farms primarily for their meat or eggs. While the term covers various species such as ducks and geese, it does not include wild game birds hunted in nature.
A street in the City of London between Cheapside and Cornhill (at Bank).
"During his lunch break, he walked down Poultry to meet a colleague near the bank."
From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule ("hen"), from Latin pullus ("chick"). For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.