Found 2 items, similar to free-living.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: free-living
free-living
adj : not parasitic on another organism [syn:
nonparasitic,
nonsymbiotic]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: free-living
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]