Culled Meaning in English

word · lemma: cull

US

ˈkəɫd

KUHLD

UK

kˈʌld

KULD

Definition

Selected and removed, usually referring to animals or plants that are separated out from a group, often to control population or improve quality.

Usage & Nuances

Often formal or scientific; frequently used about animals (like deer, livestock) being selectively removed or killed. Also applies to data, books, or items carefully selected or removed. Can sound controversial when referring to removal by killing.

• Spanish: seleccionado - eliminado (depoblación selectiva)
• Portuguese (BR): selecionado - abatido (controle de população)
• Portuguese (PT): selecionado - abatido (controlo populacional)
• Chinese (Simplified): 精选的 - 剔除的 (控制数量)
• Chinese (Traditional): 精選的 - 剔除的 (控制數量)
• Hindi: चुना गया - निकाल दिया गया (जनसंख्या नियंत्रण)
• Arabic: منتقى - مُستبعد (التحكم في عدد السكان)
• Bengali: বাছাই করে বাদ দেওয়া - নির্মূল করা (হত্যা করা বোঝালে)
• Russian: отобранный и удалённый - отстрелянный (животные)
• Japanese: 選別して除去された - 間引きされた（殺処分の場合）
• Vietnamese: được chọn lọc và loại bỏ
• Korean: 선별하여 제거된 - 도태된
• Turkish: seçilip çıkarılmış - itlaf edilmiş (öldürmek anlamında)
• Urdu: منتخب کرکے نکالا گیا - تلف کیا گیا (مارنے کی صورت میں)
• Indonesian: diseleksi dan dihilangkan - dimusnahkan (untuk hewan/dalam konteks membunuh)

Example Sentences

The sick animals were culled from the herd.

basic

Old books were culled from the library.

basic

Weak plants are often culled to help the others grow.

basic

The deer were culled last winter to prevent overpopulation.

natural

They culled through hundreds of applications to find the best candidates.

natural

Some footage was culled from the final edit to keep the film shorter.

natural