Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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endemic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
native | Yes | Yes | No | No |
endemic (noun) | native (noun) |
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a plant or animal that is native to a certain limited area | indigenous plants and animals |
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 | an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
a person born in a particular place or country |
endemic (adjective) | native (adjective) |
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of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality | characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin |
native to or confined to a certain region | characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning |
originating where it is found | belonging to one by birth |
as found in nature in the elemental form |