Plural of cull; items or animals removed from a group as inferior or unsuitable.
From the verb 'cull,' derived from Old French 'cuillir' (to gather or pick), plus the plural suffix -s.
'Culls' in farming could mean rejected produce, but the same word referred to animals removed from breeding programs—showing how selection shapes nature itself.
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