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endemic

[en-dem-ik] / ɛnˈdɛm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
(especially diseases) common in or exclusive to an area
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Santa Rosa is home to six endemic plants, as well as the island spotted skunk and rare birds, Cohen said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Hantavirus spreads from the urine, faeces and saliva of infected rodents and is endemic in Argentina, where the voyage began.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Research into a 2018 outbreak in the Argentina region of Patagonia, where the Andes strain is endemic, found that most cases were transmitted on the first day an infected person had a fever.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The Andes virus is endemic to Argentina and Chile.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

And the mockingbirds that were endemic to each island were also three distinct species.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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