"germ
jûrm
noun
1. A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
2. The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
3. A microorganism, especially a pathogen."
See number 3.
Now, it could be argued that a virus technically isn't an "organism", but then that would just prove that y…
1. A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
2. The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
3. A microorganism, especially a pathogen."
See number 3.
Now, it could be argued that a virus technically isn't an "organism", but then that would just prove that your original argument is a semantic one, not a substantive one.
Like complaining that someone called a "bunker" a "sand trap", or a "magazine" a "clip". A distinction without a practical conversational difference.
"germ
jûrm
noun
1. A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
2. The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
3. A microorganism, especially a pathogen."
See number 3.
Now, it could be argued that a virus technically isn't an "organism", but then that would just prove that your original argument is a semantic one, not a substantive one.
Like complaining that someone called a "bunker" a "sand trap", or a "magazine" a "clip". A distinction without a practical conversational difference.