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endemic

/ endemic /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a plant that is native to a certain limited area
"it is an endemic found only this island"
Type of:
plant flora plant life
noun Sense 2
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
Type of:
disease
adjective Sense 3
native to or confined to a certain region
"the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"
Opposites:
cosmopolitan widely distributed
Domain:
ecology bionomics environmental science
adjective Sense 4
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 th"
Similar:
enzootic
Opposites:
epidemic ecdemic
adjective satellite Sense 5
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"
Similar:
native
Semantic Complexity
95%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
2
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plant flora plant life disease cosmopolitan widely distributed enzootic epidemic ecdemic native