free-living (English, adj)
expansion: free-living (not comparable)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: not-comparable
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free, living.
tags: not-comparable
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