TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
COSMOPOLITA [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cosmopolite
1, record 1, English, cosmopolite
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cosmopolitan 2, record 1, English, cosmopolitan
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A species that is distributed in various parts of the world. 3, record 1, English, - cosmopolite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cosmopolite
1, record 1, French, cosmopolite
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Paleontología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cosmopolita
1, record 1, Spanish, cosmopolita
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Especie que se distribuye por la mayor parte de la superficie terrestre. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cosmopolita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-12-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Polistes atrimandibularis
1, record 2, English, Polistes%20atrimandibularis
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Vespidae. 2, record 2, English, - Polistes%20atrimandibularis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Polistes atrimandibularis: There is no common name for this species of insect. 2, record 2, English, - Polistes%20atrimandibularis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poliste à mandibules noires
1, record 2, French, poliste%20%C3%A0%20mandibules%20noires
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Vespidae. 2, record 2, French, - poliste%20%C3%A0%20mandibules%20noires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Polistes atrimandibularis
1, record 2, Spanish, Polistes%20atrimandibularis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Polistes es un género cosmopolita de himenópteros véspidos, el único género de la tribu Polistini. Es el género más numeroso de la familia Vespidae con más de 300 especies. Cuando vuelan se distinguen de otras avispas por sus largas patas que cuelgan debajo del cuerpo. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Polistes%20atrimandibularis
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-12-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bacterial Diseases
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- louse-borne relapsing fever
1, record 3, English, louse%2Dborne%20relapsing%20fever
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- LBRF 2, record 3, English, LBRF
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- epidemic relapsing fever 2, record 3, English, epidemic%20relapsing%20fever
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
LBRF is caused by infection with Borrelia recurrentis. These spirochetes are introduced by crushing the louse (e.g., when scratching), which releases the insect's infected hemolymph and contaminates abraded or normal skin and mucous membranes. 2, record 3, English, - louse%2Dborne%20relapsing%20fever
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A68.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 3, record 3, English, - louse%2Dborne%20relapsing%20fever
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies bactériennes
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fièvre récurrente à poux
1, record 3, French, fi%C3%A8vre%20r%C3%A9currente%20%C3%A0%20poux
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fièvre récurrente cosmopolite 2, record 3, French, fi%C3%A8vre%20r%C3%A9currente%20cosmopolite
correct, feminine noun
- borréliose à poux 3, record 3, French, borr%C3%A9liose%20%C3%A0%20poux
correct, feminine noun
- typhus récurrent 4, record 3, French, typhus%20r%C3%A9current
masculine noun
- typhus à rechute 5, record 3, French, typhus%20%C3%A0%20rechute
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie infectieuse épidémique due à Borrelia recurrentis, dont le seul réservoir connu est l'homme, transmise par l'écrasement du pou, et caractérisée cliniquement par une alternance régulière de phases fébriles et apyrétiques peu nombreuses appelées récurrences. 6, record 3, French, - fi%C3%A8vre%20r%C3%A9currente%20%C3%A0%20poux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A68.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 7, record 3, French, - fi%C3%A8vre%20r%C3%A9currente%20%C3%A0%20poux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades bacterianas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- fiebre recurrente cosmopolita
1, record 3, Spanish, fiebre%20recurrente%20cosmopolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fiebre producida por Borrelia recurrentis y transmitida por el piojo de los vertidos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - fiebre%20recurrente%20cosmopolita
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-02-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- global citizenship
1, record 4, English, global%20citizenship
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is thus a conceptualisation of citizenship responsibility that stretches beyond the temporal and geographical boundaries of the individual's citizenship community, constitutes one element in what has come to be known as global citizenship ... 2, record 4, English, - global%20citizenship
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- citoyenneté mondiale
1, record 4, French, citoyennet%C3%A9%20mondiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En effet, une part considérable des décisions qui nous concernent échappent aux communes, aux régions et aux États, car elles sont induites par des déterminants économiques ou institutionnels transnationaux. Une citoyenneté mondiale s'ébauche d'ailleurs pour y répondre. On l'a vue en œuvre à Seattle. 2, record 4, French, - citoyennet%C3%A9%20mondiale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciudadanía global
1, record 4, Spanish, ciudadan%C3%ADa%20global
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- ciudadanía mundial 2, record 4, Spanish, ciudadan%C3%ADa%20mundial
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] la noción de ciudadanía global, que se enmarca dentro de las propuestas de democracia cosmopolita […] Las personas podrían disfrutar de múltiples ciudadanías-la pertenencia política a las diversas comunidades que las afectan de forma significativa. Serían ciudadanos de sus comunidades políticas inmediatas y de las redes regionales y globales que afectan a sus vidas. La comunidad cosmopolita refleja y abarca los diversos sistemas de poder y autoridad que operan dentro y a través de las fronteras. Los Estados serían reubicados y articulados bajo el arco de derechos democrático global. 1, record 4, Spanish, - ciudadan%C3%ADa%20global
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-05-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Acarina
1, record 5, English, Acarina
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cosmopolitan and very large order of Arachnida comprising the mites and ticks most of which lack distinct demarcation into cephalothorax and abdomen and have no book lungs, many of which are parasites of plants, animals, or man, and some of which are vectors of important diseases. 1, record 5, English, - Acarina
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Acariens
1, record 5, French, Acariens
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Acaridés 2, record 5, French, Acarid%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
- Acaridiens 2, record 5, French, Acaridiens
masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre d'Arachnides, de petite taille, à quatre paires de pattes, dont le corps ne présente pas de segmentation. Cet ordre renferme des espèces libres et des espèces parasites. Quelques-uns, [...] vivent sur les plantes; [...] d'autres, [...] vivent sur les substances organiques en décomposition [...]. Certaines espèces sont vecteurs de nombreux Protozoaires et Spirochètes. 2, record 5, French, - Acariens
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- Acari
1, record 5, Spanish, Acari
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- Acarina 2, record 5, Spanish, Acarina
correct, feminine noun
- Acárida 3, record 5, Spanish, Ac%C3%A1rida
correct, masculine noun
- Acáridos 4, record 5, Spanish, Ac%C3%A1ridos
correct, masculine noun, plural
- Ácaros 5, record 5, Spanish, %C3%81caros
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orden de pequeños Arácnidos, con cuerpo globular, sin segmentación. Grupo cosmopolita, [...]. Muchos son parásitos. 6, record 5, Spanish, - Acari
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los ácaros (Acari o Acarina, del griego akarés, diminuto, que no se corta) son una subclase de arácnidos, aunque durante mucho tiempo fueron considerados un orden. Existen casi 50.000 especies descritas, y se estima que existen entre 100.000 y 500.000 especies que todavía no han sido clasificadas. La mayoría de los ácaros son diminutos y alcanzan unos pocos milímetros de longitud; el ácaro de los folículos humanos mide solo 0,1 mm (menor que algunos protozoos) y los ácaros del polvo doméstico miden entre 0,2 y 0,5 mm; ambos son, pues, microscópicos; en el otro extremo, los ácaros de terciopelo alcanzan longitudes de 10 mm. 2, record 5, Spanish, - Acari
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-11-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Poultry Production
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- egg drop syndrome
1, record 6, English, egg%20drop%20syndrome
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disease of poultry caused by an adenovirus. 1, record 6, English, - egg%20drop%20syndrome
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Élevage des volailles
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- syndrome des chutes de ponte
1, record 6, French, syndrome%20des%20chutes%20de%20ponte
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- syndrome chute de ponte 1, record 6, French, syndrome%20chute%20de%20ponte
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie des poules causée par adénovirus. 1, record 6, French, - syndrome%20des%20chutes%20de%20ponte
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Cría de aves
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- síndrome de la caída de la puesta
1, record 6, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20ca%C3%ADda%20de%20la%20puesta
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- síndrome de baja de postura 2, record 6, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20baja%20de%20postura
correct, masculine noun
- EDS 3, record 6, Spanish, EDS
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad cosmopolita producida por un adenovirus(EDS-76) que afecta a gallinas ponedoras y reproductoras en etapa de postura. 2, record 6, Spanish, - s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20ca%C3%ADda%20de%20la%20puesta
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se caracteriza por la incapacidad para alcanzar el máximo de producción de huevo o por un descenso súbito de la misma, así como alteraciones en el cascarón y en la calidad interna del huevo. 2, record 6, Spanish, - s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20ca%C3%ADda%20de%20la%20puesta
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
EDS por sus siglas en inglés. 4, record 6, Spanish, - s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20la%20ca%C3%ADda%20de%20la%20puesta
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-01-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Urban Studies
- General Vocabulary
- Social Psychology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cosmopolitan 1, record 7, English, cosmopolitan
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- cosmopolite 2, record 7, English, cosmopolite
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who is free from local, provincial or national prejudices, etc: citizen of the world. 2, record 7, English, - cosmopolitan
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Urbanisme
- Vocabulaire général
- Psychologie sociale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cosmopolite
1, record 7, French, cosmopolite
masculine and feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui se considère comme citoyen du monde, qui se tourne volontiers vers tout ce qui est étranger. 1, record 7, French, - cosmopolite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Urbanismo
- Vocabulario general
- Psicología social
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- cosmopolita
1, record 7, Spanish, cosmopolita
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Birds
- Bird Watching (Hobbies)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- cosmopolitan species
1, record 8, English, cosmopolitan%20species
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cosmopolitan species dominate the avifauna along the entire length of the system. 1, record 8, English, - cosmopolitan%20species
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
- Observation des oiseaux (Passe-temps)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- espèce cosmopolite
1, record 8, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20cosmopolite
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette classification montre que ce sont les espèces cosmopolites qui constituent le principal contingent sur toute l'étendue du Saint-Laurent. 1, record 8, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20cosmopolite
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
- Observación de aves (Pasatiempos)
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- especie cosmopolita
1, record 8, Spanish, especie%20cosmopolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified:


