FREE-LIVING


Meaning of FREE-LIVING in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : marked by more than usual freedom in the gratification of physical appetites

2. biology

a. : not fixed to a substrate : capable of motility

b. : metabolically independent — compare parasitic , symbiotic

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.