poultry
noun/ˈpoʊltri/
Frequency rank: #7,336 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
domesticated birds kept for their eggs or meat, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys.
Example sentence
The farmer raises poultry such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys on his land.
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