endemic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
Types & categories
- disease hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
diseases endemic to the tropics
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a plant that is native to a certain limited area
it is an endemic found only this island
Types & categories
- plant life hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
native to or confined to a certain region
the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
Related & opposite
- cosmopolitan antonym
- bionomics domain topic
Sense 5 adjective
originating where it is found
the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
Related & opposite
- indigenousness derivation
- native similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disease |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | epidemic |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | ecdemic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | enzootic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant life |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | cosmopolitan |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | bionomics |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | indigenousness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | native |