endémique — meaning in English
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English meaning
- endemic adj Native to, or regularly found only in, a particular place.
- native noun Someone who was born in a particular place.
- spontaneous adj Happening or done without planning, on impulse.
Senses
endémique is used for these senses in English:
- endemic (especially of diseases) Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.
- native (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- spontaneous Produced without being planted or without human cultivation or labor.
endemic — full definition
- adj Native to, or regularly found only in, a particular place.
- adj Regularly occurring within a particular community or region, such as a disease that never fully disappears.
native — full definition
- noun Someone who was born in a particular place.
- adj Belonging to a place by birth or original origin, rather than having moved there or been introduced.
- adj Present or built into something from the start, rather than added on later — often used of skills or abilities.