Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free-living

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
free-liv-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free, living.

Synonyms

nonparasitic nonsymbiotic

Questions

What does free-living mean?
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.

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