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Endemic

ɛnˈdɛmɪk

Endemic definitions
adjective
endemic
  1. (of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community

    "areas where malaria is endemic"

    • (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"

  2. (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place

    "a marsupial endemic tonorth-eastern Australia"

    domestic home-grown home-made home local
noun
endemic endemics
  1. a plant or animal that is native and restricted to a certain place

    "there are three types of island endemics"