1 Do not bring any infected birds or animals on to your property. 2  The adult fleas may be controlled by smearing the infected parts of the birds with a non-burning greasy substance such as petroleum jelly (for example Vaseline).  Birds can also be treated with a 0.5 per cent solution of maldison.
Definition of impoverished. 1  1 : reduced to poverty : poor an impoverished family/community. 2  2 : exhausted of richness or fertility impoverished soils. 3  3 of a fauna or flora : represented by few species or individuals.
1 adj Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions. , (Antonym: rich) The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor..., He was one of thirteen children from a poor family. The poor are people who are poor., n-plural the N. Even the poor have their pride. 2 adj The people in a poor country or area have very little money and few possessions. , (Antonym: rich) Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been., ...a settlement house for children in a poor neighborhood. 3 adj You use poor to express your sympathy for someone.