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| 1. | [ adjective ] originating where it is found | |
| Synonyms: | autochthonic autochthonous indigenous autochthonal | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | native | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (ecology) native to or confined to a certain region | |
| Examples: | "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" |
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| Related terms: | cosmopolitan ecology | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of disease or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality | |
| Examples: | "diseases endemic to the tropics" "endemic malaria" "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world" |
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| Related terms: | epidemic | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (botany) a plant that is native to a certain limited area | |
| Examples: | "it is an endemic found only this island" |
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| Related terms: | plant | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality | |
| Synonyms: | endemical | |
| Examples: | "diseases endemic to the tropics" "endemic malaria" "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of t |
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| Related terms: | epidemic ecdemic enzootic | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (medicine) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | endemic_disease | |
| Related terms: | disease | |
| Similar spelling: |
endemical endemism entomion |
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