Why do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"? - eviltoast
  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Much like you and the comment you replied to, people DO “find a definition” without looking it up. They use context to assign a definition. They may end up inferring a completely different definition than anything you’ve heard, but they have defined it in some way.