endemic
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“We just got through with a pandemic, but we have mosquito endemics every year,” said David Brown, technical adviser for the American Mosquito Control Association.
From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2021
Like many island endemics, Hawaii's bird species grew up without mammalian predators, so they're ill-adapted to the teeth and claws that arrived with human society.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2020
“Along with other endemics — birds and reptiles — altogether, it tells a story of the uniqueness of that area. And we can use that to justify protection.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2017
Tasmania has among Australia’s highest number of teenage pregnancies, worst domestic violence figures, greatest obesity endemics, and lowest employment rates.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2015
They, poor people, knew nothing of "sanitary reform," "sanitary precautions," "zymotics," "endemics," "epidemics," "deodorizers," or "disinfectants."
From Ginx's Baby: his birth and other misfortunes; a satire by Jenkins, Edward
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