The difference between Endemic and Indigenous
When used as adjectives, endemic means native to a particular area or culture, whereas indigenous means born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
Endemic is also noun with the meaning: an individual or species that is endemic to a region.
check bellow for the other definitions of Endemic and Indigenous
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Endemic as an adjective:
Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
Examples:
"The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers."
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Endemic as an adjective (especially of plants and animals):
Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
Examples:
"Kangaroos are endemic to Australia."
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Endemic as an adjective (especially of diseases):
Prevalent in a particular area or region.
Examples:
"Malaria is endemic to the tropics."
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Endemic as a noun:
An individual or species that is endemic to a region.
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Endemic as a noun:
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.
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Indigenous as an adjective (chiefly, of living things):
Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
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Indigenous as an adjective:
Innate, inborn.
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Indigenous as an adjective:
Of or relating to the native inhabitants of a land.
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Indigenous as an adjective:
Of or relating to a language, culture, or ethnic group that has not spread by colonization, or that has been on the receiving end of colonization.