Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down143
arrow-up1-28arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoI learned the term “symbiotic” in high school biology and it’s always meant mutually-beneficial.
I learned the term “symbiotic” in high school biology and it’s always meant mutually-beneficial.