ˌkȯrˌtȯiˈsēd.ēz, ˌkȯrd.əˈs- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chortos pasturage, grass, enclosure + oikētēs dweller, from oikos house — more at yard , vicinity
: a genus of grasshoppers including a very destructive Australian migratory plague grasshopper ( C. terminifera )