free living

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But this is not the first or even second time free-living cells have shown signs that they possess something like cognition.

From Scientific American

The capabilities of wily, gunslinging, free-living cells may well exceed our dim primate imaginations.

From Scientific American

"As far as Norway is concerned, he's a free-living whale," said Mr Ree Wiig, an observer for the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission.

From BBC

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living microscopic amoeba, or single-celled living organism commonly found in warm freshwater and soil, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From The Guardian

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living microscopic amoeba, or single-celled living organism commonly found in warm freshwater and soil, according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Seattle Times