What is "agriology"

Agriology \Ag`ri*ol"o*gy\ ([a^]g`r[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.

study of prehistoric human customs, 1878, from agrio-, from Greek agrios "wild," literally "living in the fields," from agros "field" (see acre) + -logy. Related: Agriologist (n.), 1875.

n. The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.