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Endemic has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
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

"After traveling back from Southeast Asia, my doctor confirmed that the flu strain I caught was endemic to that region."

2

a plant that is native to a certain limited area

"it is an endemic found only this island"

3

An individual or species that is endemic to a region.

"The koala is an iconic animal that is truly endemic to eastern Australia, found nowhere else on Earth."

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"

2

native to or confined to a certain region

"the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"

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"

4

Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.

"The island's unique butterfly species is endemic, found nowhere else on Earth but within its borders."

Example Sentences
"it is an endemic found only this island" noun
"diseases endemic to the tropics" adjective
"endemic malaria" adjective
"food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world" adjective
"the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" adjective
"the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo" adjective
"autochthonous rocks and people and folktales" adjective
"endemic folkways" adjective
"the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" adjective
Related Terms
cabbage tree endemial seep mudalia po ouli pitohui podoconiosis bateleur seedsnipe palawan bearcat spontaneous maltese centaury mudsnake chowchilla cave physa tadpole physa norfolk island pine new zealand bellbird gamergater takahē carib physa
Antonyms
epidemic ecdemic widely distributed
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
disease plant
Rhyming Words
mic omic amic emic numic simic hemic samic comic demic nomic ohmic romic humic momic mimic ulmic osmic zymic domic
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