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poultry

noun
🔊/ˈpəʊltri/
🔊/ˈpəʊltri/
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  1. [plural] chickens, ducks and geese, kept for their meat or eggs家禽
    • to keep poultry饲养家禽
    • poultry farming养禽业
    • He rears rabbits and poultry in the garden.他在花园里养了兔子和家禽。
    Topics Foodc1, Birdsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • free-range
    • domestic
    verb + poultry
    • keep
    • raise
    poultry + noun
    • farm
    • farming
    • industry
    • …
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  2. [uncountable] meat from chickens, ducks and geese禽肉
    • Eat plenty of fish and poultry.要多吃鱼和禽肉。🔊🔊
    • a wine that goes well with fish and poultry dishes一种适宜在吃鱼和家禽时饮用的葡萄酒
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • free-range
    • domestic
    verb + poultry
    • keep
    • raise
    poultry + noun
    • farm
    • farming
    • industry
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pouletrie, from poulet ‘pullet’.