Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down149
arrow-up1-32arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 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.