endemic
adjective
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous.
endemism
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a word derived from
endemic.
Example Sentences
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The high degree of endemism here is a source of both scientific inspiration and concern, like it is on the Galápagos Islands.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
The situation is often even more dire on islands that have a high rate of endemism — species that grow nowhere else in the world — and are cut off from potential refuges.
From Reuters ● Dec. 10, 2022
In the tropics, these losses certainly also represent the extinction of species because of high levels of endemism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Pyle and Kosaki have long puzzled over such high levels of endemism, which they attribute in part to Hawaii's remoteness.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 2, 2017
Regrettably, most species of Damba are on the verge of extinction, perhaps as a result of this strict endemism.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2011
