endemic
IPA: ɛndˈɛmɪk
noun
- 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
- Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
- (especially of plants and animals) Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
- (especially of diseases) Prevalent in a particular area or region.
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Examples of "endemic" in Sentences
- The genus is endemic to the Neotropics.
- The species is endemic to the United States.
- The genus is endemic to the Caribbean region.
- The disease was endemic to the western region.
- It was endemic to the Hawaii of the United States.
- It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
- It was endemic to the atoll of Aldabra in the Seychelles.
- It is endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
- The Manenguba shrew and endemic vegetal species are native to the mountain.
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