free-swimming
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of free-swimming
First recorded in 1890–95
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“Observations of free-swimming newborn white sharks are extremely rare,” says Tobey Curtis, a shark scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was not involved in the research.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 29, 2024
Currently, the researchers are refining their imaging techniques and experimental platform for a follow-up study to examine free-swimming sperm under similar conditions.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023
Living throughout the world’s temperate and tropical seas, stalked barnacles begin life as free-swimming larvae that ride ocean currents until they settle, often en masse, on driftwood, a ship’s hull, or other floating objects.
From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023
But the free-swimming Oikopleura evolved a different way to filter feed.
From Scientific American • Feb. 3, 2022
In its early stages this creature is free-swimming and looks not unlike other young crabs.
From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur
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