Poultry (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Fowl
• Domestic Fowl

Hypernyms

• Gallinaceous Bird
• Gallinacean

Hyponyms

• Dorking
• Plymouth Rock
• Game Fowl
• Cornish Fowl
• Gallus Gallus
• Guinea
• Bantam
• Cornish
• Meleagris Gallopavo
• Chicken
• Turkey
• Rock Cornish
• Guinea Fowl
• Cochin
• Cochin China

Meaning ²

Flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Hypernyms

• Fowl

Hyponyms

• Poulet
• Dove
• Volaille