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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sthanik
"यह पौधा केवल इसी क्षेत्र में स्थानिक है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Native or restricted to a certain place, region, or specific environment, particularly applied to flora and fauna.
"The island is home to several endemic species of birds found nowhere else on Earth."
- 1
An ecological organism or disease that is native or restricted to a particular geographic locality.
"Conservationists are working tirelessly to protect the unique endemics of the rainforest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'endēmos', meaning 'native' or 'indigenous', composed of 'en-' (in) plus 'dēmos' (people or district). It entered English in the mid-19th century initially through medical terminology to describe diseases regularly found in a certain region, later expanding into general ecological and biological contexts to describe organisms native to a specific locality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Endemic" is said worldwide
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endémique
Transliteration: ɑ̃.de.mik
"Cette espèce de plante est endémique à cette île volcanique."
endemisch
Transliteration: ɛnˈdeːmɪʃ
"Viele endemische Tierarten sind vom Aussterben bedroht."
endemico
Transliteration: enˈdɛ.mi.ko
"Questo insetto è endemico della regione montuosa."
endémico
Transliteration: enˈde.mi.ko
"El lince ibérico es un mamífero endémico de la península ibérica."
endêmico
Transliteration: ẽˈdẽ.mi.ku
"A floresta abriga diversas espécies de plantas endêmicas."
स्थानिक
Transliteration: sthanik
"यह पौधा केवल इसी क्षेत्र में स्थानिक है।"
特有的
Transliteration: tèyǒu de
"这种鸟类是该岛特有的物种。"
고유의
Transliteration: goyu-ui
"이 동물은 한반도에만 서식하는 고유종입니다."
固有の
Transliteration: koyū no
"小笠原諸島には多くの固有生物が生息しています。"
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