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Meaning of endemic
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
endemic
adj 1: 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"
[syn: {endemic}, {endemical}] [ant: {ecdemic},
{epidemic}]
2: native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have
a number of interesting endemic species" [ant:
{cosmopolitan}, {widely distributed}]
3: 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" [syn:
{autochthonal}, {autochthonic}, {autochthonous}, {endemic},
{indigenous}]
n 1: 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 [syn: {endemic}, {endemic disease}]
2: a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an
endemic found only this island"
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