[en.dem.ic] adj [F endemique, fr. endemie endemic disease, fr. Gk endemia action of dwelling, fr. endemos endemic, fr. en in + demos people, populace--more at demagogue] (1759) 1 a: belonging or native to a particular people or country b: characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment "problems ~ to translation" "the self-indulgence ~ in the film industry"
2: restricted or peculiar to a locality or region "~ diseases" "an ~ species" syn see native -- en.dem.i.cal.ly adv -- en.de.mic.i.ty n -- en.de.mism n
[2]endemic n (1926): an endemic organism