cosmopolites

Noun

cosmopolite (plural cosmopolites)

1. One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
   • First drink a health, this solemn night, / A health to England, every guest: / That man’s the best cosmopolite / Who loves his native country best.1852, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Hands All Round

   Synonyms:

   cosmopolitan, anywhere

2. (Canada, US, dated) The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui).
   • The painted lady butterfly […] has been seen around towns throughout North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Africa. It's known on every continent except Antarctica, and it's even found on islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. […] Not surprisingly, the painted lady is known...1989, May Berenbaum, chapter 5, in Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, page 102

   Synonyms:

   cosmopolitan

3. A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.

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