- (n.) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.
- (n.) An independent or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.
- (a.) Not divided or not to be divided; existing as one entity or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal or city.
- (n.) A single person, animal or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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