/ kʌl; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
[ vn ] to kill a particular number of animals of a group in order to prevent the group from getting too large
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PHRASAL VERBS
- cull sth from sth
■ noun
the act of killing some animals (usually the weakest ones) of a group in order to prevent the group from getting too large :
the annual seal cull
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French coillier , based on Latin colligere , from col- together + legere choose or collect.