poultry vs bird

bird vs poultry

poultry and bird both are nouns.

poultry is not a verb while bird is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poultry	Yes	No	No	No
bird	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bird is a hypernym of poultry; that is, bird is a word with a broader meaning than poultry:

poultry: flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
bird: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

Other hypernyms of poultry include fowl.

poultry (noun)	bird (noun)
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl	warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food	badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
	a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
	the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
	informal terms for a (young) woman

poultry (verb)	bird (verb)
	watch and study birds in their natural habitat

Difference between poultry and bird

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