endemic

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

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
• Syn:
endemic disease
• Hypernyms:
disease
2. a plant that is native to a certain limited area
- it is an endemic found only this island
• Hypernyms:
plant, flora, plant life

II - adjective

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
• Syn:
endemical
• Ant:
epidemic, ecdemic
• Similar to:
enzootic
2. native to or confined to a certain region
- the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
• Ant:
cosmopolitan
• Topics:
ecology, bionomics, environmental science
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
• Syn:
autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous
• Similar to:
native
• Derivationally related forms:
indigenousness (for: indigenous), autochthony (for: autochthonic)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous, endemical, endemic disease
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  cosmopolitan, widely distributed, epidemic, ecdemic