What does free-swimming mean?
Free-swimming means (biology) Able to swim about freely..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(biology) Able to swim about freely..
It is a most remarkable fact that almost all these shore animals in their early development from the egg pass through free-swimming larval stages which are closely alike in form for very widely different zoological groups.
The presence of free-swimming and stalked ciliates, some flagellates, and rotifers in mixed liquor indicates a balanced, properly settling environment.
Use free-swimming when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Free-swimming means (biology) Able to swim about freely..
Common synonyms include unattached, vagile.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It is a most remarkable fact that almost all these shore animals in their early development from the egg pass through free-swimming larval stages which are closely alike in form for very widely different zoological groups.
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