Word of the Day: ENDEMIC
Native or indigenous.
endemic (adj) - native to a particular area or culture; not found in other places [en-dem-ik]
BREAKDOWN: EN- (in) + DEM- (people) + -IC (pertaining to)
endemic as a noun describes a species belonging exclusively a particular place
endemism refers to the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location
paleoendemic refers to ancient relict species that were once widespread but are now restricted
neoendemic refers to recently evolved species that have not yet dispersed from their restricted place of origin
See also: demagogue
“If anything is endemic to Wyoming, it is wind. This big room of space is swept out daily, leaving a bone yard of fossils, agates, and carcasses in every stage of decay. Though it was water that initially shaped the state, wind is the meticulous gardener, raising dust and pruning the sage.” —Gretel Ehrlich
The paleoendemic vs neoendemic distinction is doing a lot of work here. Species can be restricted to a place for opposite reasons: one was once everywhere but retreated, the other is brand new and hasn't spread yet. Same outcome, opposite trajectories. The word hides that entire story inside a prefix.
Also love the DEM- root connection to demagogue. Both words are fundamentally about "the people" of a place — one describes what belongs to them, the other describes who claims to speak for them.