ENDEMISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endemism mean? 

• ENDEMISM (noun)
  The noun ENDEMISM has 1 sense:

1. nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)

  Familiarity information: ENDEMISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDEMISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

autochthony; endemism; indigenousness

Hypernyms ("endemism" is a kind of...):

nativeness (the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin)

 Context examples 

These lakes not only record long histories of environmental variation and human resource use, they also harbor high rates of endemism and biodiversity.

(Ancient lakes: eyes into the past, and the future, National Science Foundation)