endemic
Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
Example
“The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.”
Other meanings
Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
“Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.”
Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.
“Malaria is endemic to the tropics.”
Synonyms
- indigenous
Related words
- coendemic
- neoendemic
- palaeoendemic
- synendemic
- endemicity
- endemically
- holoendemic
- hyperendemic
- nonendemic
- endemical
- hypoendemic
- mesoendemic
Word history
From French "endémique".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “endemic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.