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cos⋅mop⋅o⋅lite

  [koz-mop-uh-lahyt]
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–noun
1. a person who is cosmopolitan in his or her ideas, life, etc.; citizen of the world.
2. an animal or plant of worldwide distribution.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Gk kosmopoltēs citizen of the world, equiv. to kosmo- cosmo- + poltēs citizen (pól(is) a city, state + -ītēs -ite 1 )

Related forms:
cos⋅mop⋅o⋅lit⋅ism, noun
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cos·mop·o·lite   (kŏz-mŏp'ə-līt')   
n.  

  1. A cosmopolitan person: a true cosmopolite—a Renaissance man.

  2. Ecology An organism found in most parts of the world.

  3. See painted lady.


[Greek kosmopolītēs : kosmos, world + polītēs, citizen (from polis, city; see pelə-3 in Indo-European roots).]
cos·mop'o·lit'ism (-lī-tĭz'əm, -lĭ-tĭz'-) n.
painted lady  
n.  A widely distributed butterfly (Vanessa cardui) having brown, black, and orange markings. Also called cosmopolite, thistle butterfly.
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