'Free-living' definitions:

Definition of 'free-living'

From: WordNet
adjective
Not parasitic on another organism [syn: free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic]

Definition of 'Free-living'

From: GCIDE
  • Free-living \Free"-liv`ing\, n. Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites as a way of life. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'free-living'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]