The Clue
Native to a certain region (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ENDEMIC
Tags
Notes
The answer ENDEMIC is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Indigenous
Native
Native to
Natural (to)
Native to a region
Not foreign
Peculiar to a locale
Peculiar to a particular people or locality
Definition
ENDEMIC as a noun:
1. (endemic, endemic disease) = 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
2. a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"
ENDEMIC as an adjective:
1. (endemic, endemical) = 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. (autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous) = 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"