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Chortoicetes

noun
Chor·toi·ce·tes | \ ˌkȯrˌtȯiˈsētēz , ˌkȯrtəˈs- \

Definition of Chortoicetes 

: a genus of grasshoppers including a very destructive Australian migratory plague grasshopper (C. terminifera)

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History and Etymology for Chortoicetes

New Latin, from Greek chortos pasturage, grass, enclosure + oikētēs dweller, from oikos house

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