Meaning & Definition of Endemic in English

1. 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

2. A plant that is native to a certain limited area

• "It is an endemic found only this island"

1. Of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality

• "Diseases endemic to the tropics"

• "Endemic malaria"

• "Food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"

2. Native to or confined to a certain region

• "The islands have a number of interesting endemic species"

3. Originating where it is found

• "The autochthonal fauna of australia includes the kangaroo"

• "Autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"

• "Endemic folkways"

• "The ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of japan"