[CT-3314] [Feature] Support `project` as an alias for `package` selection method
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### Is this your first time submitting a feature request?
- [X] I have read the [expectations for open source contributors](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/contributing/oss-expectations)
- [X] I have searched the existing issues, and I could not find an existing issue for this feature
- [X] I am requesting a straightforward extension of existing dbt functionality, rather than a Big Idea better suited to a discussion
### Describe the feature
Let's support `project` as an alias for `package` when selecting nodes from a specific project.
https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/node-selection/methods#the-package-method
https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/collaborate/govern/project-dependencies
If you're in a dbt project that's taken a dependency on another dbt project:
- via "package"-type dependency: this will select all nodes in the package
- via "project"-type dependency: this will select only public models from the upstream project, imported as metadata only
### Describe alternatives you've considered
Not doing this, sticking with the current language
### Who will this benefit?
Less confusion for users of dbt Mesh. Why do I need to type `dbt list -s package:upstream_project+`, if I've intentionally chosen to depend on `upstream_project` as a "project" rather than a "package"?
### Are you interested in contributing this feature?
sure!
### Anything else?
https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/7fddd6e448d9873da282b2ff7835ab39738d9663/core/dbt/graph/selector_methods.py#L437-L442
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