agropastoral

adjective

ag·​ro·​pastoral

¦a(ˌ)grō +

: of or relating to a practice of agriculture that includes both the growing of crops and the raising of livestock

Word History

Etymology

agro- + pastoral entry 2

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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