free-liv|ing

free-liv|ing
free-liv|ing «FREE LIHV ihng», adjective.
1. living in a free or unrestrained manner.
2. Biology. a) living free from and independent of a host; not parasitic. b) living free from and independent of the parent, such as a medusa bud separated from the polyp stock upon which it grew. c) able to live an move about independently; not sessile: »

Most animals not parasitic or sessile are free-living.


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