free-living

English

Adjective

free-living (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Of an organism: living independently of other organisms rather than as part of a symbiotic or parasitic relationship, either as a life stage (for example, in some parasites) or for the organism's entire lifespan.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free,‎ living.
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