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cosmopolitan (of plants or animals) widely distributed cosmopolitan [¦käz·mə¦päl·ət·ən] (ecology) Having a worldwide distribution wherever the habitat is suitable, with reference to the geographical distribution of a taxon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Indeed, to tell the truth, it is not local at all; but, on the other hand, it is cosmopolitan, and there is a great advantage in that. And, in spite of the cosmopolitan views on which he prided himself, he thanked heaven that he was a New Yorker, and about to ally himself with one of his own kind. I cannot stand them, and a German cosmopolitan is the limit. |
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