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endemic

[en-dem-ik] / ɛnˈdɛm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
(especially diseases) common in or exclusive to an area
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Each of the Channel Islands has endemic species and subspecies, including island foxes, that are found nowhere else, said Phyllis Grifman, vice chair of the advisory council.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Research into a 2018 outbreak in the Argentina region of Patagonia, where the Andes strain is endemic, found that most cases were transmitted on the first day an infected person had a fever.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The Andes virus is endemic to Argentina and Chile.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The Andes virus, a strain of the disease that’s endemic to Argentina, similarly passes from the exposure of wild rodent particles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“Two species of Hemiptera, or ‘true bugs’—Neacoryphus rubicollis AND Piesma brachiale—plus the leg of a rainbow grasshopper, all of which are endemic to the western United States, not Ohio.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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