Definitions for culling
culling

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. cullingnoun

   The act of culling; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.

2. cullingnoun

   Anything separated or selected from a mass.

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1. culling

   Culling typically refers to the deliberate removal, selection, or killing of certain individuals or members from a group or population, often for the purpose of controlling or managing the population size, improving quality, or mitigating negative impacts. It is commonly used in wildlife management, agriculture, forestry, and even in the context of data analysis to eliminate or exclude certain data points or outliers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Culling

   of Cull

2. Cullingnoun

   the act of one who culls

3. Cullingnoun

   anything separated or selected from a mass

WikidataRate this definition:2.8 / 6 votes

1. Culling

   Culling is the process of removing breeding animals from a group based on specific criteria. This is done either to reinforce certain desirable characteristics or to remove certain undesirable characteristics from the group. For livestock and wildlife alike, culling usually implies the killing of the removed animals.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CULLING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Culling is ranked #103181 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Culling surname appeared 174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Culling.
   
   81% or 141 total occurrences were White.
   13.7% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.4% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce culling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say culling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of culling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of culling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of culling in a Sentence

1. Diana Fredlund:

   If we don't do (the culling) ... we are in danger of violating the Endangered Species Act, we would prefer not to have to kill the birds but this is based on the science and the research that we've been doing for years.

2. David Coman-Hidy:

   United Egg Producer’s decision to end United Egg Producer support of culling baby male chicks is historic, as it will virtually eliminate this practice in the American egg industry.

3. Mark Jones:

   There’s too many, and so there is going to be a culling of the herd.

4. John Tiedeman:

   He’s clearly, to me, culling for size, but let’s give him the benefit of the doubt. Let’s say it’s not dead. You then need to revive those fish.

5. Bren Burkevics:

   Any culling through the use of firearms is a confronting topic, it almost goes against everything that we aim to do from a conservation perspective. The welfare of the animal and any young are at their highest priority for us in undertaking what is a confronting program.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Culling
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culling
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=culling
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html