free-living
free–liv·ing
adj \ˈfrē-ˈli-viŋ\Definition of FREE-LIVING
1
: marked by more than usual freedom in the gratification of appetites
2
a : not fixed to the substrate but capable of motility <a free–living protozoan> b : being metabolically independent : neither parasitic nor symbiotic <a free–living adult hairworm>
First Known Use of FREE-LIVING
1818
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