freeswimming

English

Adjective

freeswimming (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of free-swimming
    • 1923, Carl Wesenberg-Lund, Contributions to the biology of the Rotifera, page 119:
      In the freeswimming Rotifers the foot has a very different shape but is often formed in accordance with its main function of steering organ.
    • 1926, Skrifter, page 25:
      It swims remarkably well, rotating during swimming, and is able to live in this freeswimming stage for about 36 hours.
    • 1968, Tropical Fish Hobbyist - Volume 16, Issues 7-12, page 81:
      Two days after hatching the majority were freeswimming and had become almost transparent in coloration.
    • 2016, Bob Gibbons, Green Guide to Seashore Life Of Britain And Europe, →ISBN, page 73:
      Appendix Holotricha-Astomata: freeswimming, more or less completely and evenly ciliate throughout; no oral aperture.
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