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near-endemic

near-endemic adjective: having almost the entire population restricted to a certain region.

Adjective

near-endemic (not comparable)

  1. Having almost the entire population restricted to a certain region.
    • The next most common criterion was 6, the bird is endemic or near-endemic.2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62

Noun

near-endemic (plural near-endemics)

  1. A near-endemic species.
    • A near-endemic to Paraguay, Stevia rebaudiana, with a distribution centered near the Monday River, is potentially a major source of high-potency sweetener for the growing natural food market.2003, Carlos Galindo Leal, Ibsen de Gusmão Câmara, editors, The Atlantic Forest of South America: Biodiversity Status, Threats, and Outlook, page 304

Forms of near-endemic

pluralnear-endemics

Words that rhyme with near-endemic

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Questions about near-endemic

What does near-endemic mean?
Near-endemic means having almost the entire population restricted to a certain region.
What part of speech is near-endemic?
Near-endemic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near near-endemic in the dictionary

  1. near-earth
  2. near-Earth comet
  3. near-Earth comets
  4. near-Earth object
  5. near-Earth objects
  6. near-endemic
  7. near-endemics
  8. near-fall
  9. near-falls
  10. near-field
  11. near-fields

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