cull

• Sustantivo que designa la acción de seleccionar o eliminar algo, usado frecuentemente para referirse a la reducción de poblaciones animales o a la elección de los mejores elementos de un grupo.

A noun referring to the act of selecting or removing something, often used in the context of reducing a population of animals or selecting the best items from a group.

1. Selective removalB2formal

   The act of removing or killing animals from a group to control population or improve quality.

   Sacrificio selectivo

   • The annual deer cull helps maintain a healthy forest ecosystem.
   • Farmers conducted a cull of sick livestock to prevent disease spread.
   • The government authorized a cull of invasive species in the region.

   Sinónimoseliminationthinning

2. Selection processC1formal

   The process of selecting and removing inferior or unwanted items from a larger group.

   selección y descarte

   • The editor performed a cull of outdated articles from the database.
   • A cull of underperforming employees was announced by management.
   • The museum's cull of duplicate artifacts freed up storage space.

   Sinónimoseliminationpruningremovalscreeningselectionsortingthinningwinnowing

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de seleccionar o recolectar algo de un grupo más grande, a menudo con la intención de eliminar o reducir.

A verb used to indicate the act of selecting or gathering something from a larger group, often with the intention of removing or reducing.

1. Select or gatherB2formal

   To choose or collect something from a larger group, often with care.

   seleccionar o reunir

   • The editor culled the best articles for the anthology.
   • She culled the most relevant data from the report.
   • They culled the finest examples from the collection.

   Sinónimoschoosecollectgathergleanpickselectsiftsort

   Antónimosdiscardreject

2. Reduce populationB2formal

   To selectively kill animals in a population to control its size or health.

   Sacrificar selectivamente

   • The park rangers culled the deer population to prevent overgrazing.
   • Farmers cull weak animals from the herd to improve breeding.
   • The government authorized a cull of invasive species.

   Sinónimosdestroyeliminatereduceremoveslaughterthin out

   Antónimosbreedconserveincreasepreservepropagateprotect

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