The Collaborative International Dictionary
nonparasitic
nonparasitic \nonparasitic\ (Biology) adj. Not parasitic.
Syn: free-living, nonsymbiotic.
Wiktionary
nonparasitic
a. Not parasitic.
WordNet
nonparasitic
adj. not parasitic on another organism [syn: free-living, nonsymbiotic]
Usage examples of "nonparasitic".
The Core had multiple sensory inputs and could create neural networks, but what it required for nonparasitic evolution was a constant and coordinated system of neural feedback circuits -- that is, eyes, ears, tongues, limbs, fingers, toes .