cull
Pronunciation:
/kʌl//kʌl/noun
Definitions
A selection.
An organised killing of selected animals.
(farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
(seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
verb
Definitions
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
To gather, collect.
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
To kill (animals etc).