endemic

endemic

adjective

Definition of ENDEMIC

belonging to a particular place by birth or origin <the fish is not an endemic species of the lake, and it is rapidly devouring the native trout population>

Synonyms aboriginal, autochthonous, born, domestic, endemic, indigenous

Related Words local, regional; original

Near Antonyms imported, introduced, transplanted; alien, exotic, foreign, strange; expatriate, immigrant

Antonyms nonindigenous, nonnative