2. (Zoology) able to swim about; not attached to a stationary
object; -- of aquatic animals. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: unattached. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
free-swimming — [frē′swim΄iŋ] adj. capable of swimming about freely, as certain protozoans … English World dictionary
free-swimming — free swim·ming .swim iŋ adj able to swim about: not attached <a free swimming larva of a trematode> … Medical dictionary
free-swimming — adjective Date: 1869 able to swim about ; not attached < the free swimming larva of the barnacle > … New Collegiate Dictionary
free-swimming — /free swim ing/, adj. Zool. (of aquatic organisms) not attached to a base nor joined in a colony; capable of swimming about freely. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
free-swimming — free′ swim′ming adj. zool. (of aquatic organisms) not attached to a base or joined in a colony; capable of swimming about freely • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
free-swimming — Swimming about; not sessile … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
free-swimming — /ˈfri swɪmɪŋ/ (say free swiming) adjective (of aquatic animals) not fixed or attached; capable of swimming about freely …
free-swimming — moving freely in the water. Applied to fish that hatch in gravel and develop there initially … Dictionary of ichthyology
free-swimming — adjective (of animals) able to swim about; not attached (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑unattached • Similar to: ↑vagile • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
free-swim|mer — «FREE SWIHM uhr», noun. a free swimming animal … Useful english dictionary
