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endemic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of endemic

aboriginal, autochthonous, born, domestic, indigenous, native
Words Related to endemic

local, regional

original
Near Antonyms of endemic

imported, introduced, transplanted

alien, exotic, foreign, strange

expatriate, immigrant
Antonyms of endemic

nonindigenous, nonnative

Synonym Discussion of endemic

native, indigenous, endemic, aboriginal mean belonging to a locality. native implies birth or origin in a place or region and may suggest compatibility with it.
    • native tribal customs
indigenous applies to that which is not only native but which, as far as can be determined, has never been introduced or brought from elsewhere.
    • indigenous plants
endemic implies being peculiar to a region.
    • a disease endemic in Africa
aboriginal implies having no known others preceding in occupancy of a particular region.
    • the aboriginal peoples of Australia

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