culling
Pronunciation:
/ˈkʌlɪŋ/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).
noun
Definitions
The act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.
Anything separated or selected from a mass.