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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

a vita libera (di animali)

English translation:

free-living

Added to glossary by Amy Taylor
Mar 1, 2003 18:29
21 yrs ago
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Italian term

vita libera

Italian to English Science Zoology animals
A type of animal, contrasted with parasites and those animals that attach themselves to rocks and seabeds. Roaming? Independent? Mobile? Ambulatory?

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Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 Free-living
3 free-moving?
2 free-roaming

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Mar 1, 2003:
Nancy: yes They're marine animals.

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
Selected

Free-living

Google helps a lot:)



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Note added at 2003-03-01 20:02:25 (GMT)
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Please, don\'t use the link above. This is the correct one!

http://www.uga.edu/discover/educators/activities/act74.pdf
Reference:

http://http://www.uga.edu/discover/educators/activities/act74.pdf

Peer comment(s):
agree gmel117608
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Yuliyana. Instinctively it sound odd to me, but there are cetainly a lot of reliable hits for it. Much obliged. Amy"
5 mins

free-moving?

That would be my first instinct - but not sure if that is the scientific term.
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1 hr

free-roaming

although I'm not quite sure about the context - are these marine animals?
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