- endemic⇄adj. 1. regularly found among a particular people or in a particular locality.
Ex. Cholera is endemic in India.
2. (of plants or animals) indigenous in a certain locality, especially those not found elsewhere.
Ex. Each scientist has no - endemic⇄endemic, adjective, noun.
- endemic⇄noun 1. an endemic disease.
Ex. (Figurative.) Snobbishness is an insidious endemic (Saturday Review).
2. an endemic plant or animal.
Ex. ... species living in small, unique habitats as relicts or isolated endemics (Science).