Read the dictionary definition of endemic. All definitions for this word.
1. a plant that is native to a certain limited area
1. it is an endemic found only this island
2. a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
3. originating where it is found
1. the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
2. autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
3. endemic folkways
4. the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
4. native to or confined to a certain region
1. the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
5. of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
1. diseases endemic to the tropics
2. endemic malaria
3. food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
