Adjective
1. of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality;
"diseases endemic to the tropics""endemic malaria""food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"2. native to or confined to a certain region;
"the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"3. originating where it is found;
"the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo""autochthonous rocks and people and folktales""endemic folkways""the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"