Usage Note
Endémico describes a disease, species, or problem that is native and persistent in a particular region — una especie endémica de las islas means found nowhere else. In non-biological contexts it signals a deep-rooted, chronic problem: corrupción endémica. The stressed syllable falls on 'dé' due to the written accent.
Examples
"El cóndor es endémico de los Andes."
Natural Translation
The condor is endemic to the Andes.
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