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free-swimming

/ˈfriːˌswɪm.ɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈfriːˌswɪm.ɪŋ/C2formalscientific
  • ruОписывает водный организм, способный самостоятельно передвигаться в толще воды, не прикрепляясь к поверхности.

Describes an aquatic organism that is capable of moving independently through the water, not attached to a surface.

  1. Able to swim freelyB2formal

    Describes animals that are capable of moving through water independently, not fixed or attached to a surface.

    ruСвободно плавающий

    • The free-swimming larvae eventually settle on the ocean floor.
    • Many fish species are free-swimming from birth.
    • The biologist observed free-swimming organisms in the plankton sample.

    Synonymsmobilemotileunattached

    Antonymsattachedfixedsessile

Forms
  • more free-swimming comparative form
  • most free-swimming superlative form