English dictionary
endemic
adjectivePronunciation
ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- originating where it is found
adjective
- native to or confined to a certain region
adjective
- of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
noun
- a plant or animal that is native to a certain limited area
noun
- 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
Example sentences
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
the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
diseases endemic to the tropics
endemic malaria
food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
it is an endemic found only this island