Endemic (adj)
en-dem-ik
Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
First recorded in 1655–65. From New Latin endēmicus, equivalent to Greek éndēm(os), “dwelling in a place, native,”
Example sentences
“Koalas are endemic to Australia, but aren’t found anywhere else in the world.”
Mackle (verb) mak-ul to blur, as from a double impression in printing First used in 1585–95. A variant of earlier macle, makle; earlier macule (from the Latin macula, “spot, blemish”).…