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[syn: free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Free-living \Free"-liv`ing\, n.
Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites as a way of life.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
free-living \free-living\ adj. (Biology)
Living independently of other organisms; not parasitic or
commensal.
Note: eating other organisms is not considered "dependence"
in this sense.
Syn: nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
free-living
adj 1: not parasitic on another organism [syn: free-living,
nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic]