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endemic


I - noun
1. a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
Syn:
endemic disease
Hypernyms:
disease
2. a plant that is native to a certain limited area
- it is an endemic found only this island
Hypernyms:
plant, flora, plant life

II - adjective
1. of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
- diseases endemic to the tropics
- endemic malaria
- food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
Syn:
endemical
Ant:
epidemic, ecdemic
Similar to:
enzootic
2. native to or confined to a certain region
- the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
Ant:
cosmopolitan
Topics:
ecology, bionomics, environmental science
3. originating where it is found
- the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
- autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
- endemic folkways
- the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
Syn:
autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous
Similar to:
native
Derivationally related forms:
indigenousness (for: indigenous), autochthony (for: autochthonic)

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