[lojban] Re: mivzdacti

[la arxokuna <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com>]

On Sunday, July 14, 2013 5:47:26 AM UTC+4, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> I just thought of this word and would like to know what you think. There's 
> already "ctuji'e" for "parasite", but I think "mivzdacti" may capture the 
> meaning better: x1 eats x2, which is the living house of x1.

la'a

But "parasite"  means "(biology) A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources produced/collected by another living organism."

I consider the possibility that you might argue if this definition is correct.

>  Although I can 
> think of a parasite (hemiparasite, actually) which doesn't fit that definition: 
> sandalwood pulls sap from the roots of its neighbors, but does not live in 
> them.
>
> Pierre
> -- 
> Jews use a lunisolar calendar; Muslims use a solely lunar calendar.

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