LekhoriLekhoriNative to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.
Malaria is endemic to the tropics.
An individual or species that is endemic to a region.
The species that appeared as a consequence were endemics; that is, they were found nowhere else in the world.
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Possibly via ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique.
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