Definition of endemic Endemic
/ɛndɛˈmɪk/ - [endemik] - en•dem•ic
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What does endemic mean?
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NounPlural: endemics |
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| endemic - a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island" | ||
| endemic - 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 | ||
| endemic disease | ||
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| endemic - 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" | ||
| endemical | ||
| epidemic (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza" | ||
| ecdemic of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs | ||
| endemic - native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" | ||
| bionomics, environmental science, ecology the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment | ||
| endemic - 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" | ||
| autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous | ||
| native belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- endemic (Noun)
An individual or species that is endemic to a region. - endemic (Adjective)
Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs. - endemic (Adjective)
Especially of plants and animals. Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places. - endemic (Adjective)
Especially of diseases. Prevalent in a particular area or region.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- endemic (a.)
Alt. of Endemical - endemic (n.)
An endemic disease.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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endemic
Of or relating to a disease constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality. -
endemic
A plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island". -
endemic
Native to or confined to a certain region. -
endemic
Species which is restricted to a specific geographic location.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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endemic
-al, en-dem′ik, -al, Endemial, en-dē′mi-al, adj. peculiar to a people or a district, as a disease.—n. Endem′ic, a disease affecting a number of persons simultaneously, in such manner as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.—adv. Endem′ically.—ns. Endemi′city, state of being endemic; Endemiol′ogy, knowledge of endemic diseases. [Gr. endēmios—en, in, and dēmos, a people, a district.]
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🔤- endemic, noun, singular of endemics.
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