| ADJECTIVE | all | endemic, endemical | of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to ... / to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality |
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| all | endemic | native to or confined to a certain region | |
| all | endemic, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous | originating where it is found | |
| NOUN | state | endemic, endemic disease | 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 |
| plant | endemic | a plant that is native to a certain limited area |
| Sounds | ehndeh'mihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to ... / to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality. | |
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| Synonym | endemical | |
| Narrower | enzootic | Of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases |
| Opposite | ecdemic | Of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs |
| epidemic | (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease | |
| Spanish | endémico | |
| Catalan | endèmic | |
| Meaning | Native to or confined to a certain region. | |
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| Example | "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" | |
| Category | ecology, bionomics, environmental science | The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment |
| Opposite | cosmopolitan, widely distributed | Growing or occurring in many parts of the world |
| Spanish | endémico | |
| Catalan | endèmic | |
| Meaning | originating where it is found. | |
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| Example | "endemic folkways" | |
| Synonyms | autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous | |
| Broader | native | Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin |
| Spanish | aborigen, autóctono, endémico, indígena, nativo, natural, originario, oriundo | |
| Catalan | aborigen, autòcton, endèmic, indígena, nadiu, natiu, natural, originari, oriünd | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | endemic disease | |
| Broader | disease | An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
| Spanish | endemia | |
| Catalan | endèmia | |
| Meaning | A plant that is native to a certain limited area. | |
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| Example | "it is an endemic found only this island" | |
| Broader | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
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