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poultry

Domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, meat, or feathers

Entityorganisms known by a particular common nameQ178559

Also known as poultry bird

Instance of: organisms known by a particular common name
Subclass of: domesticated bird
, livestock

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Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of harvesting animal products such as meat, eggs or feathers. The practice of raising poultry is known as poultry farming. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes. The term also includes waterfowls of the family Anatidae but does not include wild birds hunted for food known as game or quarry.

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Has use: poultry farming
poultry meat
egg as food

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54 identifiers linking poultry across the web's reference databases

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23%

externally sourced

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AIDB. (2026). poultry (Q178559). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/poultry-Q178559