1. endemic, endemic disease

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

• endemic disease

2. endemic

a plant that is native to a certain limited area

Example Sentences:
'it is an endemic found only this island'

3. endemic, endemical

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

Example Sentences:
'diseases endemic to the tropics'
'endemic malaria'
'food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world'

• endemical

4. endemic

native to or confined to a certain region

Example Sentences:
'the islands have a number of interesting endemic species'

5. autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous

originating where it is found

Example Sentences:
'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'

• autochthonal
• autochthonic
• autochthonous
• indigenous