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poultry vs turkey

turkey vs poultry

poultry and turkey both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poultry Yes No No No
turkey Yes No No No
As nouns, turkey is a hyponym of poultry; that is, turkey is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poultry:
  • poultry: a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
  • turkey: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
As nouns, turkey is a hyponym of poultry; that is, turkey is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poultry:
  • poultry: flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
  • turkey: flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
Other hyponyms of poultry include chicken, poulet, volaille, Rock Cornish hen, guinea hen, dove, squab, duck, goose.
poultry (noun) turkey (noun)
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
Difference between poultry and turkey

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