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endemic
adj.
native, local, indigenous; limited to an area; characteristic of a particular location or region
n.
organism that is native to a place or biota in an exclusive; (Medicine) disease that is continuously present more or less in people of a specific class or in people living in a specific area or location
Endemism
Endemism is the
ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or
habitat type; organisms that are
indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. The extreme opposite of endemism is
cosmopolitan distribution. Another term for a species that is endemic is precinctive, which applies to species (and subspecific categories) that are restricted to a defined geographical area.
endemic
Noun
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
(synonym) endemic disease
(hypernym) disease
2. a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"
(hypernym) plant, flora, plant life
Adjective
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"
(synonym) endemical
(antonym) epidemic
(similar) enzootic
2. native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"
(antonym) cosmopolitan, widely distributed
(classification) ecology, bionomics, environmental science
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"
(synonym) autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous
(similar) native
endemic
příd.jm.
endemický
endemic
Przym.
endemiczny
