endemic

Letters that make endemic

d, e, n, c, m, i are letters that make 'endemic'

Words within endemic

mi, IC, MI, em, en, ic, end, DE, ND, Nd are words within 'endemic'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of endemic

endemics is a word created by adding a letter to 'endemic'


5 possible definitions for 'endemic'

Endemic as "native to or confined to a certain region"

Under this definition, endemic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

cosmopolitan, widely distributed have the opposite meaning of 'endemic'

endemic as a category

'endemic' can be a category of ecology, bionomics, environmental science.

Example of endemic used within this context

"the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"


Endemic as "a plant that is native to a certain limited area"

Under this definition, endemic is a noun and has the following properties:

endemic as a type

'endemic' can be a type of plant, flora, plant life.

Example of endemic used within this context

"it is an endemic found only this island"


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

Under this definition, endemic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

endemical has the same meaning as endemic

Antonyms

epidemic, ecdemic have the opposite meaning of 'endemic'

Similar to endemic

enzootic is similar to endemic.

Example of endemic used within this context

"diseases endemic to the tropics", "endemic malaria", "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"


Endemic as "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"

Under this definition, endemic is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

endemic disease has the same meaning as endemic

endemic as a type

'endemic' can be a type of disease.


Endemic as "originating where it is found"

Under this definition, endemic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

indigenous, autochthonous, autochthonal, autochthonic have the same meaning as 'endemic'

Derivatives of endemic

indigenousness, autochthony, endemism are derivatives of 'endemic'.

Similar to endemic

native is similar to endemic.

Example of endemic used within this context

"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"



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