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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesde vida livre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒi ˈvidɐ ˈlivɾi
"Estes protozoários são organismos de vida livre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not parasitic, symbiotic, or sessile; living independently in a natural habitat rather than attached to a substrate or hosted by another organism.
"Free-living amoebas are commonly found in freshwater ecosystems and damp soil." - 2
Living a life unrestricted by conventional societal constraints or routine obligations.
"He chose a free-living bohemian lifestyle, traveling across continents without permanent ties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English adjective 'freo' (meaning exempt, independent, or not in bondage) and the present participle of 'live' (from Old English 'lifian'). The compound term emerged in biological and ecological contexts during the mid-19th century to distinguish organisms that are not parasitic or symbiotic from those dependent on a host.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Free-living" is said worldwide
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libre
Transliteration: libʁə
"De nombreux micro-organismes sont des espèces libres."
freilebend
Transliteration: ˈfʁaɪˌleːbn̩t
"Freilebende Organismen sind nicht auf einen Wirt angewiesen."
a vita libera
Transliteration: a ˈviːta ˈliːbera
"I nematodi a vita libera svolgono un ruolo cruciale nel suolo."
de vida libre
Transliteration: de ˈbiða ˈliβɾe
"Existen muchas especies de bacterias de vida libre en el océano."
de vida livre
Transliteration: dʒi ˈvidɐ ˈlivɾi
"Estes protozoários são organismos de vida livre."
स्वतंत्रजीवी
Transliteration: svatantrajivi
"कुछ बैक्टीरिया स्वतंत्रजीवी होते हैं और किसी पर निर्भर नहीं होते।"
自由生活的
Transliteration: zìyóu shēnghuó de
"许多原生动物都是自由生活的生物。"
자유생활의
Transliteration: jayusaenghwarui
"이 선충류는 토양 속에서 자유생활을 합니다."
自由生活の
Transliteration: jiyū seikatsu no
"アメーバの多くは自由生活性の生物である。"
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