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Endemic
ɛnˈdɛmɪk
Endemic definitions
adjective
endemic
- (of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community
"areas where malaria is endemic"
widespread prevailing frequent usual common general universal pervasive extensive ubiquitous ordinary- (of an area) in which a particular disease is regularly found
"the persistence of infection on pastures in endemic areas"
- (of something bad) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area
"complacency is endemic in industry today"
- (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place
"a marsupial endemic tonorth-eastern Australia"
noun
endemic
endemics
- a plant or animal that is native and restricted to a certain place
"there are three types of island endemics"
around in circulation in existence current going on prevailing prevalent widespread pervasive endemic happening in the air abroad