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If Poltchageist is the only one that has been officially called "ecologically similar" and is also the only one that actually ''is'' ecologically similar (ghosts that possess tea, live in houses, and eat people's life force), then it doesn't seem to me like the term can be extrapolated to Wiglett and Toedscool, and with no official term referring to the category in general, it would make more sense to use "convergent". [[User:Pikcahu|Pikcahu]] ([[User talk:Pikcahu|talk]]) 15:02, 17 September 2023 (UTC) | If Poltchageist is the only one that has been officially called "ecologically similar" and is also the only one that actually ''is'' ecologically similar (ghosts that possess tea, live in houses, and eat people's life force), then it doesn't seem to me like the term can be extrapolated to Wiglett and Toedscool, and with no official term referring to the category in general, it would make more sense to use "convergent". [[User:Pikcahu|Pikcahu]] ([[User talk:Pikcahu|talk]]) 15:02, 17 September 2023 (UTC) | ||
:"Convergent" is a misnomer (they aren't filling the same niches) so whatever the case, "convergent" is unlikely to be used, especially because Poltchageist is not a product of evolution.--[[User:MissDelibirda|MissDelibirda]] ([[User talk:MissDelibirda|talk]]) 15:06, 17 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Terminology
If Poltchageist is the only one that has been officially called "ecologically similar" and is also the only one that actually is ecologically similar (ghosts that possess tea, live in houses, and eat people's life force), then it doesn't seem to me like the term can be extrapolated to Wiglett and Toedscool, and with no official term referring to the category in general, it would make more sense to use "convergent". Pikcahu (talk) 15:02, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
- "Convergent" is a misnomer (they aren't filling the same niches) so whatever the case, "convergent" is unlikely to be used, especially because Poltchageist is not a product of evolution.--MissDelibirda (talk) 15:06, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
