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culled
[ kuhld ]
adjective
- selected, either as desirable or undesirable, and removed from a larger group:
A number of culled sows were condemned due to emaciation.
- subjected to or reduced by this process:
In the aftermath of the avian flu outbreak, many poultry farmers made claims seeking compensation for culled flocks.
- gathered or collected:
This “reinvention†theory of art resonates especially with artists whose work relies on culled or salvaged materials.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of cull ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·³¦³Ü±ô±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of culled1
Example Sentences
The spokesperson said the single infected sheep had been "humanely culled" and no further cases among the flock were found after "extensive testing".
The eugenicist urge is not far from the surface, right down to the tendency to see people who die of preventable illness as weak links who needed to be "culled" anyway.
Egg prices soared under Biden as his administration directed millions of egg-laying birds to be culled last year amid a bird flu outbreak, though prices have continued rising in Trump's fledging presidency.
In some areas the beavers have been so successful at breeding that they have had to be relocated or as a last resort culled.
Dozens of animals were subsequently culled, although no further cases were picked up.
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