free-living

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.

Word forms

free-living
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