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POULTRY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

domestic fowl; fowl; poultry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("poultry" is a kind of...):

gallinacean; gallinaceous bird (heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds)

Meronyms (parts of "poultry"):

saddle (posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl)

poultry (flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poultry"):

guinea; guinea fowl; Numida meleagris (a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world)

Meleagris gallopavo; turkey (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)

bantam (any of various small breeds of fowl)

chicken; Gallus gallus (a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl)

cochin; cochin china (Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs)

game fowl (any of several breeds reared for cockfighting)

Rock Cornish (small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl)

Cornish; Cornish fowl (English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters)

Plymouth Rock (an American breed of domestic fowl)

Dorking (an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled))

Holonyms ("poultry" is a member of...):

Gallus; genus Gallus (common domestic birds and related forms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("poultry" is a kind of...):

bird; fowl (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poultry"):

chicken; poulet; volaille (the flesh of a chicken used for food)

Rock Cornish hen (flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting)

guinea hen (flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens))

dove; squab (flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled)

duck (flesh of a duck (domestic or wild))

goose (flesh of a goose (domestic or wild))

turkey (flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted)

Holonyms ("poultry" is a part of...):

domestic fowl; fowl; poultry (a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl)

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 Context examples: 

A substance made in the muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products.

(Carnitine, NCI Dictionary)

It emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods, and includes whole grains, poultry, fish, lean meats, beans, and nuts.

(DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report, National Institutes of Health)

It is found in red meat, fish, poultry, lentils, beans, and foods with iron added, such as cereal.

(Iron, NCI Dictionary)

It is found in liver, meat, eggs, poultry, shellfish, milk, and milk products.

(Cobalamin, NCI Dictionary)

Researchers analyzed cooking methods and the development of high blood pressure in people who regularly ate beef, poultry or fish.

(High Temp Grilled Meat May Raise Blood Pressure, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

And she had a deal to mind in the way of poultry and the like, and minded of it, and come through.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

And she was sent into the kitchen, and made to fetch wood and water, to blow the fire, pluck the poultry, pick the herbs, sift the ashes, and do all the dirty work.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The DASH eating plan emphasizes vegetables, fruits, and whole grains; includes fat-free or low-fat dairy products, fish, poultry, beans, nuts, and vegetable oils; and limits sweets, sugary beverages, and red meats.

(Low-glycemic diets may not improve cardiovascular outcomes when compared to high-glycemic diets, NIH)

Minnesota5 (swine strain), DXL (poultry strain), RB51 (vaccine strain of Brucella abortus)

(Animal Organism Strain, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A chemical that is formed when meat, poultry, or fish is cooked at high temperatures, such as frying, broiling, and barbecuing.

(HCA, NCI Dictionary)