endemic

Meaning

Native and restricted to a certain place.

Native to and found only in a particular region; not occurring naturally elsewhere.

Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

Example Sentences

The Bengal tiger is endemic to the Indian subcontinent.

The Bengal tiger is endemic to the Indian subcontinent.

Malaria is endemic in some tropical countries.

Synonyms

native, localized, indigenous, local, regional, widespread

Entry 1

native, localized, indigenous

Entry 2

native, localized, indigenous

Entry 3

native, local, regional, widespread

Antonyms

foreign, non-native, exotic, rare

Entry 1

foreign, non-native, exotic

Entry 2

foreign, non-native, exotic

Entry 3

foreign, rare

Collocations

endemic disease, endemic species, endemic problem