poultry

English Thesaurus

1. a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	gallinacean, gallinaceous bird,
definition	:	heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	dorking,
definition	:	an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled) (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	plymouth rock,
definition	:	an American breed of domestic fowl (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cornish, cornish fowl,
definition	:	English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	rock cornish,
definition	:	small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	game fowl,
definition	:	any of several breeds reared for cockfighting (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cochin, cochin china,
definition	:	Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	chicken, gallus gallus,
definition	:	a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bantam,
definition	:	any of various small breeds of fowl (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	meleagris gallopavo, turkey,
definition	:	large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	guinea, guinea fowl, numida meleagris,
definition	:	a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	saddle,
definition	:	posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	poultry,
definition	:	flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food (noun.food)

member meronym	:	gallus, genus gallus,
definition	:	common domestic birds and related forms (noun.animal)

2. flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food (noun.food)

hypernym	:	bird, fowl,
definition	:	the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food (noun.food)

hyponym	:	chicken, poulet, volaille,
definition	:	the flesh of a chicken used for food (noun.food)

hyponym	:	rock cornish hen,
definition	:	flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting (noun.food)

hyponym	:	guinea hen,
definition	:	flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens) (noun.food)

hyponym	:	dove, squab,
definition	:	flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled (noun.food)

hyponym	:	duck,
definition	:	flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) (noun.food)

hyponym	:	goose,
definition	:	flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) (noun.food)

hyponym	:	turkey,
definition	:	flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted (noun.food)

part meronym	:	domestic fowl, fowl, poultry,
definition	:	a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal)

3. a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal)

derivation	:	fowl,
definition	:	hunt fowl in the forest (verb.competition)

derivation	:	fowl,
definition	:	hunt fowl (verb.competition)

derivation	:	fowl,
definition	:	hunt fowl in the forest (verb.competition)

derivation	:	fowl,
definition	:	hunt fowl (verb.competition)