A holobiont is an ecological unit composed of several species, coined by the late, great Lynn Margulis. We humans are all holobionts, because we exist in symbiosis with many bacteria, etc.

— 🦡Ginny (@ginbat) March 20, 2019

I would like to offer a more colloquial name… symling ("symbiosis" plus "ling" diminutive ~ after earthling). This is not a word to replace holobiont as a scientific name.

Symling. We are all symlings, as are many other earthly entities. #Neologisms

— 🦡Ginny (@ginbat) March 20, 2019

In Welsh folklore, this time of year is associated with Blodeuwedd, a woman made from flowers, who then turned into an owl. In many ways, we are all made from all of life. The interconnectedness. #Fluminism https://t.co/g8SGujwKzC #symlings

— 🦡Ginny (@ginbat) March 20, 2019