free-living

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
free-living
    adj 1: not parasitic on another organism [syn: {free-living},
           {nonparasitic}, {nonsymbiotic}]
from 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]
from 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]
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