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endemic Definition
(a)
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
th
(a)
native
to
or
confined
to
a
certain
region
; "
the
islands
have
a
number
of
interesting
endemic
species
"
(n)
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
(n)
a
plant
that
is
native
to
a
certain
limited
area
; "
it
is
an
endemic
found
only
this
island
"
(s)
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
"
endemic Synonyms
autochthonal
autochthonic
autochthonous
endemic
endemic disease
endemical
indigenous
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