Monday, November 22, 2021

define endemic

en·dem·ic
/enˈdemik/
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adjective
  1. 1.
    (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
    "complacency is endemic in industry today"
  2. 2.
    (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.
    "a marsupial endemic to northeastern Australia"
noun
  1. an endemic plant or animal.
    "there are three types of island endemics"

 

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