endemic
adjectiveUK /enˈdem.ɪk/
US /enˈdem.ɪk/
Found only in one place and nowhere else.
The kangaroo is endemic to Australia.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Regularly found among a particular group or in a particular area.
Corruption was endemic in the old system.
3. A plant or animal that naturally lives only in one place.
This flower is an endemic of the island.
4. A disease that is always present in a community.
Malaria is endemic in some tropical regions.