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Duncan told Reuters Wild Coast mainly sources its chicken meat from California and only buys human-grade poultry manufactured in facilities inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 Because farmers are being forced to cull poultry that have been infected with or exposed to bird flu, there's a shortage of egg-laying hens.—Amber Sayer, Health, 18 Feb. 2025 Avian Flu Outbreak: Egg and poultry prices remain volatile due to supply constraints from ongoing health concerns in the industry.—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 The company is one of the largest poultry producers in the world.—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poultry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English pultrie, from Anglo-French pulletrie, from pulleter poulterer, from pullet chicken — more at pullet
Middle English pultrie "fowl raised for food," from early French pulletrie (same meaning), from pulleter "one who raises poultry," from pullet "chicken" — related to pullet
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