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cosmopolitan

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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.
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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.
A Bundle of Letters by James, Henry View in context
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.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
I cannot stand them, and a German cosmopolitan is the limit.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
 
 
 
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