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malfistyesterday at 11:57 PM1 replyview on HN

Calling a symbiot a parasite does not make it a parasite.


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krageontoday at 7:04 AM

Given that you know these terms you must be aware we have invented different words for organisms that have mixed effects (positive and negative) on the host organism. Parasite, commensalist and symbiote. If you don't want folks who know these words to argue with you you should not use the wrong ones.

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