Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 21 days agoWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down148
arrow-up1-31arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 21 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·21 days 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.