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NONPARASITIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonparasitic mean?
• NONPARASITIC (adjective)
The adjective NONPARASITIC has 1 sense:
1. not parasitic on another organism
Familiarity information: NONPARASITIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not parasitic on another organism
Synonyms:
free-living; nonparasitic; nonsymbiotic
Similar:
independent (free from external control and constraint)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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