cull
/kʌl/
noun
- An act of selecting and removing something, especially animals, from a group.
- The annual deer cull helps maintain the forest ecosystem.
- The government ordered a cull of invasive species in the lake.
- There was a cull of old files to make space in the office.
verb
- To select or gather from a group, often the best or most useful ones.
- She culled information from several sources for her report.
- The editor culled the best articles from the submissions.
- Farmers cull the healthiest animals for breeding.
- To remove or kill (animals) from a group to control the population or improve the group.
- Wildlife officials cull deer in the park to prevent overpopulation.
- The farmer had to cull some chickens to keep the flock healthy.
- Some people oppose the plan to cull seals along the coast.