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Word entry · 7 letters

endemic

Best crossword clue

"Native there"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted cdeeimnStarts with EEnds with C2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. originating where it is found

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -ic. Possibly via Ancient Greek ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- + demic.

Used in a sentence

  • The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
  • Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
  • […] a continental northern Alaskan element, including a series of endemic species and disjuncts that have survived the Pleistocene glaciation in northern Alaska and thus represent relicts of the much warmer Tertiary […]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Native there7 letters
02Native to a region7 letters

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