endemic

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

en·dem·ic (ĕn-dĕmʹĭk)adj.
1. Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people:
diseases endemic to the tropics.
See Synonyms at native.
2. Ecology. Native to or confined to a certain region.n. Ecology
An endemic plant or animal. [From Greek endēmos, native, endemic : en-, in; see en-² + dēmos, people; See dā- in Indo-European Roots.] en·demʹi·cal·ly adv.en·demʹism n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, indigenous, endemical, endemic disease
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  cosmopolitan, widely distributed, epidemic, ecdemic