endemic

Plural: endemics

Noun

• A disease or condition regularly found in a particular population.
• 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
• a plant that is native to a certain limited area
  • "it is an endemic found only this island"
• An individual or species that is endemic to a region.
• A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.

Adjective

• 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"
• native to or confined to a certain region
  • "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"

Adjective Satellite

• originating where it is found
  • "endemic folkways"

Adj

• Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
• Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
• Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.

Examples

• Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
• Malaria is endemic to the tropics.
• The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
• The endemic strategy of blocking all triple word scores became frustrating in Scrabble.

Synonyms

autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic disease, endemical, indigenous, native, precinctive

Antonyms

cosmopolitan, ecdemic, epidemic, alien, introduced, systemic

Related Words

ecdemic, endemism, epidemic, pandemic

Anagrams of endemic