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culling noun [ ˈkʌlɪŋ ]

• reduction of a wild animal population by selective slaughter.
• "kangaroo culling"

cull verb

• reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
• "he sees culling deer as a necessity"
Similar: slaughter, kill, destroy, reduce the numbers of, thin out the population of,
• select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
• "anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history"
Similar: select, choose, pick, take, obtain, get, glean,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French coillier, based on Latin colligere (see collect1).


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