2 : to reduce or control the size of (something, such as a herd) by removal (as by hunting or slaughter) of especially weak or sick individuals The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.

Does culled mean killed?

If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together. ... To cull animals means to kill the weaker animals in a group in order to reduce their numbers.

What does culled out mean?

Definitions of cull out. verb. select desirable parts from a group or list. “cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence” synonyms: winnow.