Near-endemic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Near-endemic is an adjective meaning (biology) Having almost the entire population restricted to a certain region.
Meaning
(biology) Having almost the entire population restricted to a certain region.
More Meanings
- (biology) A near-endemic species.
Example Sentences
The next most common criterion was 6, the bird is endemic or near-endemic.
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.
Word Forms
- near-endemics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subendemic, apodemic, sex-limited, stenovalent, peripatric, stenobiontic.
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