culling
Meaning of culling
noun
- reduction of a wild animal population by selective slaughter.
kangaroo culling
- reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
he sees culling deer as a necessity
- select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history
Middle English: from Old French coillier, based on Latin colligere (see collect1).
Information about culling
- The plural form of culling is: cullings.
- Languages in which culling is used:
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Hyphenation of culling
culling
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- culling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
culling synonyms
Meaning kill (animals) for food:
Meaning cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning carefully choose as being the best or most suitable:
Meaning pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives:
Meaning detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing:
Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:
Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Meaning obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty:
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