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His daughter, philanthropist Mitzi Perdue, widow of the late poultry magnate Frank Perdue, is among the heirs selling the 104-acre spread for $15 million, co-listed with Compass agents Sean Bakhtiari and Colby Coppage.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025 The virus most commonly spreads among wild birds but can also infect poultry, livestock and other mammals, including goats, coyotes and opossums.—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 Eating healthy, oily fish, which are packed with omega-3 fatty acids, is encouraged, while eggs, dairy and poultry are eaten in much smaller portions than in the traditional Western diet.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 Red meats and poultry are made into these products by salting, curing, fermenting, smoking, or adding chemical preservatives.—Merve Ceylan, Health, 15 Sep. 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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